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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by ptaipale on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @11:02AM (#15704677)
Or more accurately, you cannot avoid paying for it (as it is collected in employment taxes). The employer has to pay 4,35 % as sjukförsäkringsavgift, as well as other payroll taxes that total 31,42 % of nominal salary (2017).

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbetsgivaravgifter_i_Sverige

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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by woah on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @11:28AM (#15704924)
Is that in addition to income tax?
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Re:The Shock of Sweden's Housing Market Is Hitting the Count... by ptaipale on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @11:36AM (#15705020)
Yes but that's "paid by the employer" which means that it's on top of nominal salary, but obviously included in the total tax burden.

Employer pays $6000 per month, nominal salary is $4565, and employee's income tax 35 % => employee gets $3000.

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