MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · 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
- Everyone who works pays tax on their wages. How much depends on income. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- Income tax goes to the state, the region and the municipality. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- Everyone who has had income during the year declares it to the Tax Agency. Working without paying tax is illegal. Sverige i fokus s. 29
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
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.
