Originally Posted by gnaget
The Swedes are fighting tooth and nail against any EU booze tax harmonization. The government is addicted to its tax revenue and there is a strong prohibitionist lobby that is influential within the socialist ranks.
As of late, I'd welcome a lack of harmonization in even more areas.
It's just fine with me if they tax booze as is (i.e., with a lack of EU harmonization); it's the other areas of taxation that concern me more substantially.
