Glossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
skatt
Swedish word. In English: tax
Money that everyone pays to the state, the region and the municipality, for example on wages and on purchases, to pay for welfare.
Facts about the word
- The Tax Agency is the agency that collects tax.
- Tax on work goes largely to the municipality and the region, which pay for schools and healthcare.
- Every year you file a tax return where your income and tax are reported.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
In civics, tax is what you pay to the public sector. Skatt in the sense of buried treasure is a different meaning of the word.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.