This article explains that although the Church of Sweden separated from the state in 2000, the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) still collects the church fee alongside ordinary income tax on the church's behalf unless a member formally withdraws in writing before 1 November of the relevant year, at which point Skatteverket is notified and the fee stops; it reports 15 billion kronor collected through the fee in 2023.
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PublisherSweden Herald
URLhttps://swedenherald.com/article/do-you-have-to-pay-the-church-tax
Source Typenews
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Reliability Tier2
An English language explainer aimed at residents of Sweden, describing a straightforward administrative mechanism (Skatteverket's fee collection and opt out process) rather than a contested claim, hence the middle tier. Connections
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This source names Church of Sweden directly: "This article explains that although the Church of Sweden separated from the state in 2000, the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) still collects the church fee alongside ordinary income tax on the..."
Source Do You Have to Pay the Church Tax? (Sweden Herald)
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