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Abba outfits all about money, money, money

SWEDEN: The garish outfits complete with spangles, sparkles, bright colours, and bold lines which made up Abba’s trademark stage costumes were in fact part of a tax-saving scheme.

The outrageous outfits were regularly seen on the foursome in their heyday during the 1970s. Apart from being eyecatching, they helped the Swedish supergroup exploit a Swedish law which meant clothes were tax deductible if their owners could prove they were not used for daily wear, the Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine reports.