Finland Parliament Considers 2026 Budget Bill

The Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) Sept. 22 accepted for consideration Bill No. HE 99/2025 vp, the 2026 Budget Bill. The bill includes measures to: 1) reduce the top marginal tax rate to approximately 52 percent; 2) reduce the withholding tax rate for key personnel to 25 percent, and expand it to returning Finnish citizens; 3) establish the 2026 individual income tax brackets, with rates ranging from 12.64 percent for income up to 22,000 euros (US$25,941), to 11,053 euros (US$13,033) plus 37.50 percent of income exceeding 52,100 euros (US$61,434) for income above 52,100 euros; 4) eliminate the office deduction for wage income ...