SwedenSå här styrs Sverige 21 · How Sweden is governed
Who gets the money from the income tax that is deducted from your salary?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vem får pengarna från den inkomstskatt som dras på lönen?
- aThe employer, who keeps part of the salaryArbetsgivaren, som behåller en del av lönen
- bOnly the state, not the municipality or the regionBara staten, inte kommunen eller regionen
- cThe Swedish Social Insurance Agency, which pays it out as benefitsFörsäkringskassan, som betalar ut den som bidrag
- dThe municipality and the region, and for high salaries also the stateKommunen och regionen, vid höga löner även statenCorrect answer
Why?
Most of the income tax goes to the municipality and the region where you live. You pay state income tax only on the part of your income that is above a certain limit.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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What are employer contributions (arbetsgivaravgifter)?Correct answer:Fees that the employer pays to the state on top of the salary
Vad är arbetsgivaravgifter? — Avgifter som arbetsgivaren betalar till staten utöver lönen
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What are two of the most important tasks of the Riksdag?Correct answer:To decide on laws and on the state budget
Vilka är två av riksdagens viktigaste uppgifter? — Att besluta om lagar och om statens budget
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What belongs to what is called the state?Correct answer:The Riksdag, the government, the government agencies and the courts
Vad räknas till det som kallas staten? — Riksdagen, regeringen, myndigheterna och domstolarna
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Which committee of the Riksdag checks that the government and the ministers follow the rules?Correct answer:The Committee on the Constitution (KU)
Vilket utskott i riksdagen granskar att regeringen och ministrarna följer reglerna? — Konstitutionsutskottet (KU)
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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