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Swedish households have low expectations for reduced food VAT

Swedish households have low expectations for reduced food VAT

Mon 30 Mar 2026 06:06 CEST

Swedish households do not believe the government's VAT reduction on food will lead to cheaper food, according to a survey commissioned by the bank SEB. Halving the food VAT is not a life-changing situation, says SEB's private economist Américo Fernández

Dead heat between Åkesson and Andersson in voter confidence

Dead heat between Åkesson and Andersson in voter confidence

Fri 23 Jan 2026 08:52 CET

Voters now have as much confidence in Jimmie Åkesson as in Magdalena Andersson. The trend in the confidence rankings is upward for the SD leader but downward for the S leader, according to a survey by SvD/Demoskop

Households expect higher housing prices this year

Households expect higher housing prices this year

Mon 12 Jan 2026 07:18 CET

Households generally expect higher housing prices this year and a reduced proportion want to lock in their mortgages, shows the first Housing Price Indicator of the year from major bank SEB.

Slipping to V and MP in measurement

Slipping to V and MP in measurement

Wed 5 Jun 2024 08:15 CEST