Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions.

The Swedish attitude towards tax contrasts sharply with many countries where taxes can be a deeply divisive issue. We investigate what this says about Swedish society and how the popularity of the welfare state might survive growing challenges in the future.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Oil and gas products account for 4.2% of Sweden’s exports.

    Refined Petroleum is their single largest export, at $13B or 7% of gross exports.

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      6 months ago

      That… doesn’t seem significant enough to justify the claim that they’re a petrol state.

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      6 months ago

      I can’t find support for this?

      (7% is OK, but it’s far from the largest export, not mentioning it’s not swedish oil)

    • balp@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Oil and gas products account for 4.2% of Sweden’s exports. The gas exports alone almost rival those of dairy and eggs! Truly a petrostate if I ever saw one

      Well the largest category is

      • Machinery, Nuclear reactors and boilers. The nuclear part of this in Sweden is quite small so machinery is the big part. 14%. Second is:
      • Vechicles, Other than railway, trans. E.g. the later large Car and Lorrie, Truck manufacturers, Volvo, Volvo Cars and Scania. also about 14% The third is:
      • Electrical, electronic equipment, with large companies like Ericsson. 8.7% Then on fort place:
      • Mineral Fuels, Oils, distillation products, 7.4% Thou there are no internal sources for this is mostly refining of imported gods.

      https://tradingeconomics.com/sweden/exports-by-category

      • kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        5 months ago

        It’s only 7.4% if you’re discounting the large service sector and looking only at goods (which may be what people mean by “exports”, idk). That’s why our numbers differ, it’s 4.2% of all exports, and 7.4% of exported goods.