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Of: John granlund, Olof Svensson
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Ibrahim Baylan (S) is accused of being bought by the big companies Amazon, Facebook and Google.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry was under heavy pressure when the Riksdag today debated Aftonbladet’s revealing series of articles “The Internet Giants.”
– The government seems to have been completely dazzled, says Joar Forssell (left).
In a 45-minute debate on Thursday, responsible minister Ibrahim Baylan was pressured in the Riksdag on Aftonbladet’s revealing articles “Nätjättarna”.
The articles show how the government with subsidies and tax rebates has lured large international tech companies to locate their server rooms in Sweden. Despite this, the promises of employment have not been kept.
Photo: The Riksdag
Tony Haddou (V) accuses Ibrahim Baylan of farting for the IT giants.
Member of Parliament Tony Haddou (V) accused Baylan of appealing and farting to get Amazon, Google and Facebook to establish themselves in Sweden.
– The government has invested money in the form of tax rebates and subsidies to the American Internet giants. These are not just any companies, but the most valued companies in the world, they are billionaires, the richest men in the world, he says.
Photo: The Riksdag
Trade and Industry Minister Ibrahim Baylan was pressured at the Riksdag by Aftonbladet’s revealing Nätjättarna.
He also accused Baylan and the government of having been bought out by lobbyists for Internet giants.
– Buy lobbying large companies that do not pay taxes.
The Left Party also emphasized that companies systematically distribute profits to tax havens such as Ireland and Luxembourg.
– Is the government blinded by the very efficient and well-financed public relations that these companies carry out? asked Ali Esbati (V).
Baylan was also lobbied by liberal MP Joar Forssell. He thinks the government has been completely dazzled by luring “the great American giants” here. However, state support for the giants means that smaller Swedish companies are outnumbered.
– Of course it’s fine with Facebook and Amazon, they are big American giants and it’s a bit flashy. But it’s just that GDP is not created with PowerPoint slides at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. GDP is created by ordinary people who work and start companies, he says.
Criticized the government
Ibrahim Baylan defended the government’s line that it is important to attract large companies to Sweden. He also defends the previous government’s decision to support the establishment of almost SEK 140 million to Facebook. On the other hand, he describes the tax evasion of companies as a “nuisance”, but believes that it is a problem that must be addressed in the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).
– Of course, Sweden should be a country where you also invest in digital infrastructure. The Swedish government always advocates investment in our country, he said.
Ibrahim Baylan spent a lot of time describing a workplace visit to Sundsvall yesterday, prompting both Joar Forssell and Tony Haddou to accuse the minister of avoiding answering questions.
– It is clear that we must have digitization, everyone here believes in digitization. But it will happen regardless of whether the government makes a contribution to Facebook or not, Joar Forssell said.
Congresswoman Lorena Delgado Varas (V) criticized the government along with Ali Esbati for turning a blind eye to the fact that the tech giants do not have a collective agreement and have a history of treating their employees badly.
Requires change of law
In the debate, the Left Party also emphasized that they want to see a change in the law aimed, among other things, at the current internet giants.
This is a committee initiative that requires multinational companies to publicly report their profits and taxes in Sweden.
The debate in the Riksdag was held by two interpellations. Both are written because of the information contained in the Aftonbladet series of articles “Nätjättarna”.
Photo: The Riksdag
Joar Forssell (left) is very critical of the government’s attitude towards tech giants.
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