They had good intentions, but…

For transparency and my own agenda, I strongly dislike our previous government, the Social Democrats with the support of the Green Party and the tacit acceptance of the Left Party. 

Due to Covid-19, Swedish companies in 2020 could request a postponement of the payment of taxes. A total of 61,000 companies chose to take advantage of this postponement. The majority of these companies have paid their taxes, but 22,000 companies still owe more than $382 million. Many deferments are due and just under $41.8 million has been turned over to the enforcement agency for collection. The IRS estimates that approximately $142 million will never be paid.

I fully understand our previous government's willingness to help entrepreneurs during a crisis, but at the same time you have to keep in mind that in Sweden, taxes become personal in the event of bankruptcy and never fall due.

The entrepreneurs who requested and were granted a deferment will never be debt-free. So the government's goodwill became a disservice.