Abba admit outrageous outfits were worn to avoid tax
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New book reveals band's style was influenced by Swedish laws that allowed cost of outfits to be deducted against tax

According to Abba: The Official Photo Book, published to mark 40 years since they won Eurovision with Waterloo, the band’s style was influenced in part by laws that allowed the cost of outfits to be deducted against tax – so long as the costumes were so outrageous they could not possibly be worn on the street.

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Did the guardian cut off the article on accident?

    There’s this passage at the end of it that just doesn’t seem to relate to the rest:

    In 2007 Ulvaeus was wrongly accused of failing to pay 85m kronor (£7.9m) in Swedish taxes between 1999 and 2005, and went on to successfully appeal against the decision.

    Like, OK, it is about taxes but specifically about the taxes on the stage clothes of the 70s/80s, so how does talking about his taxes between 99 and 05 add anything to the discussion?