“Common people should be able to consume”

Budget negotiations have continued in recent weeks. Last week, the situation was so difficult that they were elevated to the level of party leader. The big conflict was, according to sources at Expressen, over how much taxes would be reduced and for whom.

Liberals have demanded SEK 30 billion tax cuts and the Center Party wants to see SEK 10 billion tax cuts. Stefan Löfven has said several times that he wants to prioritize investing in wellness before cutting taxes.

“In a crisis, not bad”

On Tuesday, Dagens Industri reported that the parties had agreed and that the budget includes extensive tax cuts. And now Stefan Löfven says it may still be time to cut taxes.

– I have always said that I have a pragmatic approach to taxes. In a crisis like the one we are going through now, where restaurants, cafes and stores are having a very bad time, it is not bad if we can make sure that ordinary people have a little more money in their wallets and can participate and consume. People want to participate and get Sweden out of the crisis and then you too should be able to have that opportunity.

Will there be tax cuts?

– We will see when the budget is presented what the proportions are. It will be a powerful package, a historical package and there will be visible resources for what we want in wellness, but also the opportunity for many to consume. Ordinary people should be able to consume so that everyone can participate and get us out of the crisis, says Stefan Löfven.

Löfven in the summer: choose wellness

In his recent summer speech, Stefan Löfven said that he does not believe in tax cuts for those who are already well-off as an incentive measure and that in every negotiation he chooses welfare.

Have you changed your mind?

– Let’s see when we get to the budget and see what it looks like. What are the proportions and what the distribution looks like. We will see that when we present the budget, says Stefan Löfven.

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