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Punktskatt

An excise duty (punktskatt) is an extra tax on selected goods such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco, often intended to steer behaviour. It is decided by the Riksdag and added on top of the ordinary price, which makes the goods concerned more expensive. The idea is partly to give the state revenue, partly to reduce consumption of things considered harmful or burdensome.

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