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Finland tax policy aimed at boosting economy - media

HELSINKI, June 26 (Reuters) - Finland's new government will continue fiscal stimulus by cutting taxes on alcohol, tobacco and cars to better match European Union levels, Finland's Finance Minister Antti Kalliomaki said.

"The message is clear, (Finland's) tax policy will be stimulating...and it will strengthen purchasing power," Kalliomaki said in an interview published by the Uutispaiva Demari newspaper on Thursday.

Kalliomaki did not say how much the country's currently high alcohol taxes would be reduced, but said they could have a "surprisingly big impact" on purchasing power in Finland.

The government will decide on the tax cuts in its budget negotiations, which are due to start later this year.