“Löfvens betrayal – blowing 200 000 pensioners”
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“Debater: So many may be paying more in tax on their pension – despite the fact that the government has promised to lower”
“the DEBATE. There is a remarkable laziness in the way the socialist politicians relate to the promises they give to the people. This is regardless of whether the party is in opposition or in government. All tours around the so-called pensionärsskatten is revealing.”
“It started with the party realized that the country’s pensioners, rightly, were upset that their taxes are not lowered as much as the tax for the working population. So before the 2014 elections went the party for the election with promises of pensionärsskatten should be abolished.”
“It was drawn up with a concrete plan. The party’s group leader in the parliament, wrote in the Swedish newspaper Expressen op-ed piece that ”On 1 January we are taking the first step and lower the tax for all pensioners”.”
“But it was not, of course. To some, this is because the government has not managed to turn its budget bill through parliament.”
“But not the January 1, 2016, the tax was decreased for the ”all pensioners”. Somewhere along the way had vallöftet been forgotten. Instead announced Stefan Löfven and Magdalena Andersson on DN-debate on 11 June 2015 to ”a tax cut even for those with retirement income of up to 240 000 sek per year”.”
“Thus was 600 000 pensioners before the elections were promised lower taxes excluded. For many of them waited instead of higher taxes – not the least of which due to the limit of the state income tax was adjusted.”
“But the treachery didn’t stop there. Taxpayers recently was able to reveal the are not even the tax assessment given by the prime minister and the minister of finance before a budget proposal. Namely, it is not all seniors with income below 240 000 crowns which may lower tax. “
“In any case, to not notice any effect in your wallet.”
“rather than raised taxes for pensioners have an income of 211 000 sek, or 17 600 sek per month.”
“the 200 000 pensioners with income between 211 000 and 240 000 sek will therefore pay more in tax on their pension, despite the fact that the government’s highest representatives promised lower taxes, and despite the fact that this is also notified on the government website. Magdalena Andersson has also in several articles after the turn of the year claimed that from the end of the year”, the tax was decreased for all which have up to sek 20 000 in pension.””
“Now, the government seeks to minimize and explain away this betrayal. State secretary Charlotte Svensson argue in all seriousness on the dn.see (10u002F3) that the tax has been reduced. Despite the fact that she agrees to the been raised!”
“when a betrayal to be explained away, it is no longer what the individual pensioner pays tax determines whether the tax has been higher or lower. Instead, it is what has been done in the modeling techniques available on the ministry of finance, and that’s where they screwed in the calculations so that the tax surely has been lowered. Despite the fact that it has been raised.”
“So you can act if you take easy on the promises. Will be losers, unfortunately, those who miss out on the promised tax relief.”
“the managing director, the Taxpayers’ association.”
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