WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Sweden’s top court sets SEK 1,500 benchmark for minor benefit fraud

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Legal paperwork and a gavel. Illustrative photograph. KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / Pexels License

Sweden’s Supreme Court has set SEK 1,500 as the starting benchmark for distinguishing minor benefit fraud from the ordinary offence, while stressing that courts must assess all the circumstances.

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