A trade union for those with business degrees wants the next government to abolish the country's 'solidarity tax.'<\/p>\n
17.5 9:19Updated 17.5 10:11<\/p>\n
As efforts to form Finland's next government continue, Suomen Ekonomit, a trade union for people with business degrees, says it wants to abolish Finland's solidarity tax.<\/p>\n
The taxa two-percentage-point additional increase in the tax rate for the highest income bracketwas supposed to end in 2015, reports Kauppalehti (siirryt toiseen palveluun), citing a statement from Suomen Ekonomit.<\/p>\n
\"This year, the two-percentage-point additional tax is paid on income exceeding 85,800 euros, whereas ten years ago, the threshold was 100,000 euros,\" the group said.<\/p>\n
The majority of parliamentarians recently voted into the Finnish legislature have meanwhile reported being more inclined to cut public services than increase borrowing to fund them.<\/p>\n
Nato is a billion-euro opportunity for Finland, reports Helsingin Sanomat (siirryt toiseen palveluun), suggesting that Finland's accession into the alliance is opening up new opportunities for Finnish early-stage startups.<\/p>\n
In addition to acquiring funding, Finnish companies now have the possibility of selling defence technology to the armies of other Nato members.<\/p>\n
Nato is establishing a new billion-euro innovation fund for startups developing transformative technologies. HS reports that Finland is directly involved in the fund with a 35 million investment from Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi), the state's venture capital firm.<\/p>\n
Space is one of the nine areas recognised by Nato for maintaining its technological competitiveness. Others include artificial intelligence, quantum technology as well as biotechnology and hypersonic technologies.<\/p>\n
Can you make chocolate without cocoa beans? Finnish confectionery and food giant Fazer thinks so, creating a treat based on rye and blueberries that aims to be both vegan and locally sourced.<\/p>\n
Hufvudstadsbladet (siirryt toiseen palveluun) reports that for the past two years, the company has been experimenting with the future of candy production. One result is a cake that looks like chocolate but doesn't contain any cocoa or milk. Instead, the grain-based cake is made from rye and sugar.<\/p>\n
Climate change is driving Fazer to explore alternatives to traditional chocolate as the company anticipates cocoa farming areas shrinking in the future, Heli Anttila, a product development chief at the company, told the Swedish-language daily.<\/p>\n
The verdict was mixed at Fazer's flagship Kluuvi caf in Helsinki on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"The malt flavour comes through. It's like eating a candy version of archipelago bread.\"<\/p>\n
But it did appeal to some, \"Yum, I could eat the whole bar in one sitting,\" exclaimed another taster.<\/p>\n
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The rest is here: A trade union for those with business degrees wants the next government to abolish the country's 'solidarity tax.' 17.5 9:19Updated 17.5 10:11 As efforts to form Finland's next government continue, Suomen Ekonomit, a trade union for people with business degrees, says it wants to abolish Finland's solidarity tax. The taxa two-percentage-point additional increase in the tax rate for the highest income bracketwas supposed to end in 2015, reports Kauppalehti (siirryt toiseen palveluun), citing a statement from Suomen Ekonomit. \"This year, the two-percentage-point additional tax is paid on income exceeding 85,800 euros, whereas ten years ago, the threshold was 100,000 euros,\" the group said. Continue reading
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