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CV
Björn Tarras-Wahlberg
Swedish office:
Strandvagen 7 B 114 56, Stockholm, Sweden
BTW@worldtaxpayers.org
Tel +46 70 325 00 11
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Professional
Experience
| 2000 - |
President World Taxpayers Associations and World Bank consultant
Consultant to the Word Bank in East Europe and Central Asia and the Swedish
International Development Agency, SIDA.
President of the World Taxpayers Associations, 59 member associations from
42 countries on 6 continents: www.worldtaxpayers.org. |
| 1985-2000 |
President Swedish Taxpayers Association
President of the Swedish Taxpayers Association and publisher
of Common Sense (Sunt Förnuft) and Taxes & Welfare (Skatter & Välfärd).
Deputy With 40 employees, a turnover of 50 milj SEK ($ 5 milj), assets
of 200 milj SEK ($ 20 milj) and at most 186.000 members (4% of all
families in Sweden) the association was one of the biggest in the
world and bigger than any of the political parties. The work included
lobbying, lots of speeches, writing of hundreds of articles and leadership.
Deputy President Taxpayers Association of Europe.
Mr. Tarras-Wahlberg was recruited by Dr. Curt Nicolin with
the task to reduce the highest income taxes in the world, from 84% to
50% (Hälften
kvar – "Half
part left"), which was realized in 1991. |
| 1984-1985 |
Vice President Ericsson Group
Vice President in the parent company of Ericsson Group, Stockholm.
Director of Marketing in Scandinavia and Finland and also responsible for
political contacts in the entire company. |
| 1974-1984 |
Chief Lobbyist Swedish Employers Confederation, SAF
Chief lobbyist and Government Relations Manager at the Swedish Employers
Confederation, SAF (today Confederation of Swedish Enterprise), which
was the biggest
and most powerful business organization in Sweden. Deputy director
since 1980. |
| 1971-1973 |
Parliamentary Secretary Swedish Association of Free Enterprise
Secretary to 46 members
of Parliament belonging to the Swedish Association of Free Enterprise (Företagareförbundet
SFR). Office in Parliament. The work included the writing of private bills
and
speeches delivered in Parliament by the members of the non socialist parties. |
| 1967-1968 |
Secretary to the Liberal-Conservative group in Parliament
Secretary to
the Liberal-Conservative group in Parliament with the task to assist MPs
with private bills and speeches. |
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Books Written
| 2004 |
"Taxpayer
Revolution -- How to Start and Run a
Taxpayers Association"
Published in English and Russian
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| 2003 |
"Individual
Welfare Accounts and Flat Income Tax -- Lower Marginal Effects and
Increased
Economic Security"
Published in English and Russian for the World Taxpayers Conference 2003 in St.
Petersburg. Co-author Mr. Robert Gidehag, President of the Swedish Taxpayers Association.
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| 2000 |
"Comments
From a Taxpayer"
Some of Mr. Tarras-Wahlbergs 120 editorials
in the magazine "Common Sense" (Sunt
Förnuft) during his 16 years as publisher and president of the Swedish
Taxpayers Association. |
| 2000 |
"White
Paper on the Property Tax and Its Consequences" (4
editions) |
| 1996 |
"Lower
taxes with Private Life Time Accounts" |
| 1983 |
"Deregulate
More! Costs and Effects of Regulation" |
| 1981 |
"What
is the Price of Regulation?" |
| 1980 |
"Regulated
to Death? Regulation of Business Enterprises in the 1970s -- Analysis
and
Effects"
Forward by the industrialist, CEO of ABB, Dr. Curt Nicolin. 241 p. |
| 1979 |
"Business
Lobbying in the US" |
| 1971 & 1972 |
"Coins
from the Beginning: A Book about Coins and Their History" 128 p. |
| 1968 |
"Will
Monarchy Survive?" 135
p. |
Education
| 1967 |
MA at the University of Stockholm
Major: economics and political science. Speaks Swedish, English, German
and French. |
Grants
| 2000 |
Awarded the Spanish "Order Hispanica de Carlos V" for
the education and service on taxes and legislation for numerous Swedes
that have moved to Spain (and France) |
| 1992 |
Awarded the Dr. Curt Nicolins "Positive Sweden Prize" for "the
unconventional work to inform the Swedish people about their taxes." |
| 1981 |
Award of honor from the Swedish Association of Free Enterprise |
| 1980 |
Grant from the foundation "The Law and the State" awarded
for the two books written about legislation |
| 1978 |
Grant from the Swedish Bicentennial Fund for studies in the US |
| 1968 |
Experiment Ambassador Scholarship Program in US during 10 weeks awarded
by the Experiment in International Living |
Others
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Member of a number of Boards, chairman of The Royal Coin
Cabinet in Stockholm; Keeper of Timmermansorden Coin Cabinet. Author
of numerous articles on taxes and politics; writer in Wall Street Journal
Europe, etc. |
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