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Municipal economy in Gävle Municipality

Key facts

  • Gävle ranks 98 of 289 municipalities for Municipal tax rate (%) (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 · 2025

  • Gävle ranks 5 of 10 in Gävleborgs län for Municipal tax rate (%) (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 · 2025

  • Municipal tax rate (%) in Gävle is 22.3 %, slightly above the national level (20.7 %, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 · 2025

  • Municipal tax rate (%) in Gävle was unchanged from 22.3 % (2015) to 22.3 % (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 · 2015–2025

Tax rate, net costs and result in Gävle. Sources: Kolada and Statistics Sweden — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 15 indicators · Package version: v11 · Updated: 2026-10-02

How Gävle uses municipal funds

Net costs, net income and equity ratio are actual outcomes (accounts) for 2025 from the municipality's financial statements, reported by Statistics Sweden via Kolada — not budget and not a model estimate. The tax rate is the rate decided for the year.

Municipal tax rate (%)
22.3 %
2025 · decided rate
Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
5.8 %
2025 · outcome
Equity ratio, municipality (%)
24.6 %
2025 · outcome

Expenditure by activity

Actual net cost per inhabitant in 2025, from the municipal accounts. All displayed activities use the same period and unit. This is a verified selection, not a complete budget, and the bars must not be added together as total expenditure. Net cost = gross cost minus income for the activity.

Source: Statistics Sweden's Municipal Accounts via Kolada. Each activity name links to its exact Kolada table. 10 of 10 verified categories are available for the common period. A negative net cost means that reported income exceeded gross cost for that activity.

Latest verified changes

Latest period compared with the preceding period in the same series. These are new observation periods — not revisions of earlier figures.

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Municipal tax rate (%)

    22.3 % → 22.3 %

    SCB via Kolada N00901

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident

    14,641 SEK/resident → 13,803 SEK/resident

    SCB via Kolada N20014

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident

    8,387 SEK/resident → 8,371 SEK/resident

    SCB via Kolada N30005

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)

    -1.7 % → 5.8 %

    SCB via Kolada N03102

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Equity ratio, municipality (%)

    22.6 % → 24.6 %

    SCB via Kolada N03106

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident

    9,586 SEK/resident → 9,144 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N10015

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident

    14,001 SEK/resident → 13,507 SEK/resident

    SCB via Kolada N15028

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of upper-secondary school, SEK per resident

    4,717 SEK/resident → 4,857 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N17014

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident

    9,454 SEK/resident → 9,087 SEK/resident

    SCB via Kolada N25034

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of cultural activities, SEK per resident

    1,928 SEK/resident → 2,150 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09022

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident

    6,678 SEK/resident → 5,387 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N07037

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of leisure activities, SEK per resident

    2,200 SEK/resident → 2,155 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09018

  • New period · 2024→2025

    Net cost of political activities, SEK per resident

    778 SEK/resident → 716 SEK/resident

    SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N05002

Investment projects over SEK 100,000

We do not yet monitor any project sources for Gävle. No listed projects does not mean no investments. Annual totals above come from the accounts; individual projects require the municipality's own decision documents and are not inferred from invoices.

Sources, updates and method

  • Source: Statistics Sweden (financial statements of municipalities) via Kolada.
  • Latest data year: 2025 · Data package built: 2026-10-02
  • Missing values are never shown as zero. Charts and tables for each indicator follow below.
Municipal tax rate (%)
22.3 %
2025 · +0.0 pp vs 2020
Median income, 20+
349,400 SEK
2024 · +17.8 % vs 2019
Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
13,803 SEK/resident
2025 · +15.1 % vs 2020

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Median income, 20+

349,400 SEK(2024)

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Source: SCB HE0110 (SCB:HE0110) · 2013–2024 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB HE0110 · 2013–2024 · Method · Report an error

No compatible national figure and municipal ranking are available for this indicator.

Municipal tax rate (%)

22.3 %(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 (Kolada:N00901) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00901 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 22.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 20.7 % · difference +1.6 pp

Shared rank 98 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =95Filipstad22.3 % · +0.0 pp
  2. =95Flen22.3 % · +0.0 pp
  3. =98Eksjö22.3 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =98Gävle22.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =100Nora22.3 % · −0.0 pp
  6. =100Piteå22.3 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 102Gnosjö22.2 % · −0.0 pp

Source: SCB via Kolada N00901. Definition: Municipal tax rate (%)

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Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident

13,803 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N20014 (Kolada:N20014) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N20014 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 13,803 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 13,450 SEK/resident · difference +352.3 SEK/resident

Rank 219 of 287 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 216Trelleborg13,873 SEK/resident · +70.0 SEK/resident
  2. 217Värnamo13,871 SEK/resident · +67.9 SEK/resident
  3. 218Åre13,819 SEK/resident · +16.5 SEK/resident
  4. 219Gävle13,803 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 220Kungsbacka13,625 SEK/resident · −178.1 SEK/resident
  6. 221Höör13,597 SEK/resident · −206.0 SEK/resident
  7. 222Skövde13,377 SEK/resident · −425.9 SEK/resident

Source: SCB via Kolada N20014. Definition: Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident

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Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident

8,371 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N30005 (Kolada:N30005) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N30005 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 8,371.3 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 5,683.9 SEK/resident · difference +2,687.4 SEK/resident

Rank 8 of 287 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 5Eskilstuna8,757.0 SEK/resident · +385.7 SEK/resident
  2. 6Grums8,626.0 SEK/resident · +254.8 SEK/resident
  3. 7Borlänge8,525.1 SEK/resident · +153.8 SEK/resident
  4. 8Gävle8,371.3 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 9Göteborg8,350.7 SEK/resident · −20.6 SEK/resident
  6. 10Heby8,313.7 SEK/resident · −57.6 SEK/resident
  7. 11Ludvika8,214.6 SEK/resident · −156.7 SEK/resident

Source: SCB via Kolada N30005. Definition: Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident

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Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)

5.84 %(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N03102 (Kolada:N03102) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N03102 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 5.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 4.7 % · difference +1.2 pp

Rank 48 of 287 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 45Trelleborg5.9 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 46Lidköping5.9 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 47Bollebygd5.9 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 48Gävle5.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 49Strängnäs5.8 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 50Järfälla5.8 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 51Trosa5.7 % · −0.1 pp

Source: SCB via Kolada N03102. Definition: Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)

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Tax base per resident (SEK)

290,384 SEK(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00043 (Kolada:N00043) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00043 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

No compatible national figure and municipal ranking are available for this indicator.

Equity ratio, municipality (%)

24.6 %(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N03106 (Kolada:N03106) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N03106 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 24.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 39.4 % · difference −14.7 pp

Rank 254 of 287 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 251Hylte25.1 % · +0.5 pp
  2. 252Karlskrona24.9 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 253Gagnef24.8 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 254Gävle24.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 255Flen24.5 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 256Tierp24.4 % · −0.3 pp
  7. 257Ekerö24.3 % · −0.3 pp

Source: SCB via Kolada N03106. Definition: Equity ratio, municipality (%)

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Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident

9,144 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N10015 (Kolada:N10015) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N10015 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 9,144.4 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 9,608.1 SEK/resident · difference −463.7 SEK/resident

Rank 149 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 146Höör9,194.6 SEK/resident · +50.2 SEK/resident
  2. 147Linköping9,189.2 SEK/resident · +44.8 SEK/resident
  3. 148Sala9,186.2 SEK/resident · +41.8 SEK/resident
  4. 149Gävle9,144.4 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 150Falköping9,142.6 SEK/resident · −1.8 SEK/resident
  6. 151Gnosjö9,135.7 SEK/resident · −8.6 SEK/resident
  7. 152Ydre9,129.0 SEK/resident · −15.3 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N10015. Definition: Net cost of preschool, school-age childcare and other educational activities, SEK per resident

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Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident

13,507 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N15028 (Kolada:N15028) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N15028 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 13,507 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 14,612 SEK/resident · difference −1,105.7 SEK/resident

Rank 253 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 250Lysekil13,558 SEK/resident · +51.9 SEK/resident
  2. 251Söderhamn13,554 SEK/resident · +47.4 SEK/resident
  3. 252Hudiksvall13,526 SEK/resident · +19.6 SEK/resident
  4. 253Gävle13,507 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 254Jönköping13,500 SEK/resident · −6.7 SEK/resident
  6. 255Övertorneå13,486 SEK/resident · −20.4 SEK/resident
  7. 256Borgholm13,441 SEK/resident · −65.2 SEK/resident

Source: SCB via Kolada N15028. Definition: Net cost of compulsory school, preschool class–year 9, SEK per resident

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Net cost of upper-secondary school, SEK per resident

4,857 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N17014 (Kolada:N17014) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N17014 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 4,857.1 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 4,947.8 SEK/resident · difference −90.7 SEK/resident

Rank 239 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 236Ydre4,872.3 SEK/resident · +15.2 SEK/resident
  2. 237Västerås4,870.5 SEK/resident · +13.3 SEK/resident
  3. 238Tanum4,861.2 SEK/resident · +4.0 SEK/resident
  4. 239Gävle4,857.1 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 240Arjeplog4,854.9 SEK/resident · −2.3 SEK/resident
  6. 241Haninge4,851.3 SEK/resident · −5.9 SEK/resident
  7. 242Kristinehamn4,851.1 SEK/resident · −6.0 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N17014. Definition: Net cost of upper-secondary school, SEK per resident

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Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident

9,087 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N25034 (Kolada:N25034) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N25034 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 9,087.5 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 8,311.0 SEK/resident · difference +776.5 SEK/resident

Rank 100 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 97Hedemora9,138.8 SEK/resident · +51.3 SEK/resident
  2. 98Hallsberg9,109.5 SEK/resident · +22.0 SEK/resident
  3. 99Motala9,107.2 SEK/resident · +19.7 SEK/resident
  4. 100Gävle9,087.5 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 101Eslöv9,083.4 SEK/resident · −4.1 SEK/resident
  6. 102Uppvidinge9,077.5 SEK/resident · −9.9 SEK/resident
  7. 103Sundsvall9,040.0 SEK/resident · −47.5 SEK/resident

Source: SCB via Kolada N25034. Definition: Net cost of disability services (SoL, LSS, SFB), SEK per resident

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Net cost of cultural activities, SEK per resident

2,150 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09022 (Kolada:N09022) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09022 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 2,150.0 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 1,466.4 SEK/resident · difference +683.5 SEK/resident

Rank 13 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 10Skellefteå2,211.7 SEK/resident · +61.8 SEK/resident
  2. 11Haparanda2,207.3 SEK/resident · +57.3 SEK/resident
  3. 12Härnösand2,201.8 SEK/resident · +51.8 SEK/resident
  4. 13Gävle2,150.0 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 14Skinnskatteberg2,140.3 SEK/resident · −9.7 SEK/resident
  6. 15Gislaved2,131.2 SEK/resident · −18.7 SEK/resident
  7. 16Luleå2,128.7 SEK/resident · −21.3 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09022. Definition: Net cost of cultural activities, SEK per resident

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Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident

5,387 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N07037 (Kolada:N07037) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N07037 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 5,387.3 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 5,146.3 SEK/resident · difference +241.0 SEK/resident

Rank 144 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 141Ovanåker5,425.2 SEK/resident · +37.9 SEK/resident
  2. 142Habo5,396.7 SEK/resident · +9.4 SEK/resident
  3. 143Laxå5,389.3 SEK/resident · +2.0 SEK/resident
  4. 144Gävle5,387.3 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 145Lycksele5,382.0 SEK/resident · −5.3 SEK/resident
  6. 146Vaggeryd5,378.5 SEK/resident · −8.8 SEK/resident
  7. 147Årjäng5,377.4 SEK/resident · −9.9 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N07037. Definition: Net cost of infrastructure, protection and related activities, SEK per resident

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Net cost of leisure activities, SEK per resident

2,155 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09018 (Kolada:N09018) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09018 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 2,155.3 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 2,118.3 SEK/resident · difference +37.0 SEK/resident

Rank 135 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 132Vänersborg2,166.4 SEK/resident · +11.1 SEK/resident
  2. 133Täby2,163.9 SEK/resident · +8.6 SEK/resident
  3. 134Botkyrka2,158.0 SEK/resident · +2.7 SEK/resident
  4. 135Gävle2,155.3 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 136Kramfors2,149.1 SEK/resident · −6.2 SEK/resident
  6. 137Orsa2,140.5 SEK/resident · −14.8 SEK/resident
  7. 138Vetlanda2,139.3 SEK/resident · −16.0 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N09018. Definition: Net cost of leisure activities, SEK per resident

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Net cost of political activities, SEK per resident

716 SEK/resident(2025)

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Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N05002 (Kolada:N05002) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N05002 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Gävle: 716.2 SEK/resident · 2025

Sweden: 771.8 SEK/resident · difference −55.6 SEK/resident

Rank 255 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 252Åstorp719.2 SEK/resident · +3.0 SEK/resident
  2. 253Växjö717.2 SEK/resident · +1.0 SEK/resident
  3. 254Borås716.8 SEK/resident · +0.6 SEK/resident
  4. 255Gävle716.2 SEK/resident · 0.0 SEK/resident
  5. 256Sundsvall711.1 SEK/resident · −5.1 SEK/resident
  6. 257Karlstad693.2 SEK/resident · −23.0 SEK/resident
  7. 258Halmstad692.1 SEK/resident · −24.1 SEK/resident

Source: SCB:s Räkenskapssammandrag via Kolada N05002. Definition: Net cost of political activities, SEK per resident

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