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Sweden · Politics & Government · Hard
The Swedish system of 'kommunalt självstyre' gives municipalities what specific power enshrined in the Instrument of Government?
Answer: The right to levy their own taxes — Swedish municipalities have constitutional authority to set and collect their own income tax, giving them significant fiscal autonomy.
- A The right to maintain their own police forces
- B The right to levy their own taxes ✓
- C The right to set their own foreign policy
- D The power to override national laws
Swedish municipalities have constitutional authority to set and collect their own income tax, giving them significant fiscal autonomy.