Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies In focus
| Sep 2015

Shadow economies - the Nordic strategies

Sep 29, 2015 Carrot or stick? The Nordic countries have different strategies for fighting the shadow economy. Finland and Sweden have used tax incentives to make it cheaper to buy declared labour. Norway and Denmark use controls as a main tool. In Norway six authorities coordinate the work, while Denmark's new government feels controls have gone too far.
Editorial
| Sep 2015

“So you want to pay VAT?"

Sep 29, 2015 The shadow economy, undeclared work, social dumping. We are talking cheating and deception, but how do you fight the illegal actions which erode the welfare state?
Fewer Swedes want to buy or perform undeclared work tema
| Sep 2015

Fewer Swedes want to buy or perform undeclared work

Sep 29, 2015 Today nearly three times as many Swedes are negative towards undeclared work compared to six years ago. One explanation to this change in attitudes are the household tax breaks introduced in 2007 and 2008. Now the government is reducing the size of the deduction and critics warn against an increase in undeclared labour.
Coordinated controls in fight against Norway’s shadow economy tema
| Sep 2015

Coordinated controls in fight against Norway’s shadow economy

Sep 29, 2015 In Norway staff from six different authorities have gathered in joint offices in Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger to fight the shadow economy. Building sites and other workplaces have been targeted in coordinated operations by 120 investigators. The results have been good so far. The operations run alongside campaigns against undeclared work and have had broad media coverage.
A Danish conflict: Fighting the shadow economy vs respecting privacy tema
| Sep 2015

A Danish conflict: Fighting the shadow economy vs respecting privacy

Sep 29, 2015 The Danish government wants to ban the hunting for undeclared work in private gardens. The social partners and the opposition fear this will lead to more social dumping.