During several periods in 2024, employees at Liseberg have received free ride passes and trial packages. 

But the deal has now been reviewed by the Swedish Tax Agency – which believes that the staff were wrongly offered benefits without paying tax for them, according to the Siren News Agency. 

A total of 7,800 free ride passes have been distributed and around 25,000 trial packages.

The latter has also been offered to one friend or relative per employee. 

”"The Swedish Tax Agency does not consider it a tax-exempt work tool nor a tax-exempt personal care benefit," the authority writes in its decision. 

Liseberg is now required to pay 6.4 million in employer contributions and tax surcharges.

Source: Aftonbladet.se