26.02.2021 Swedish interest deduction rule incompatible with EU law In a recent judgement the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified that it is contrary to the freedom of establishment to deny the deduction of interest costs on a loan from a normally taxed group company, if this would not have happened had the loan been granted from a normally taxed Swedish group company instead. Categories: European Court of JusticeKeywords: interest deduction, cross-border loan