Sweden: Johan Ahlander

Johan Ahlander: STOCKHOLM - Sweden's center-right government bet on a new round of income tax cuts in its 2014 budget on Wednesday as it sought to win a third term in office in elections next year. , according to Reuters. But three years on, unemployment remains high, the economy is still sluggish and the government is lagging in the polls. By Johan Ahlander and Johan Sennero The ruling four-party Alliance came to power in 2006 promising to shore-up Sweden's welfare model by encouraging more people to work, mainly through income tax cuts. They touted the same promises in 2010, when they were returned to power. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.