54% is maximum and if you have your own company you can optimize that.
76% marginal tax is incorrect.
25% VAT isn’t added on everything.
Freelancing in Sweden is definitely a path for becoming wealthy.
I am running my own company, freelancing successfully for 2 years now. So I know these numbers from experience.
Yes, you can optimize the %33 out of the %54. %33 is minimum you can get, up to 42K sek salary.