European Parliament and Provisional data 17 January 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3708/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Proposals which distort competition.

(2002/C 172 E/123) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3708/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (17 January 2002) Subject: Proposals which distort competition In early November 2001, Swedish Minister of Finance Ringholm presented a proposal at his party’s congress aimed at cutting and scrapping payroll tax for municipalities and county councils.