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The economic-political spokesman for the Swedish Democrats, Oscar Sjöstedt, says it is a priority to strengthen companies.
– In the private sector, many have had it very, very difficult, and it has continued to be very difficult.
The government and cooperation parties He has proposed that business contributions for young people be temporarily lowered, starting on April 1 next year.
But that model has been tried before and is ineffective, because many young people would have gotten a job anyway, says Oscar Sjöstedt.
– I think it is easier to make a general reduction, which affects everyone. So if you’ve hired a youngster or even a retiree or someone in between, it shouldn’t matter.
In the next shadow budget the party allocates SEK 23.3 billion to reduce the overall salary contribution in employer contributions during the first half of 2021. An important part of the recovery, says Oscar Sjöstedt.
– It makes a big difference and hopefully as a result of such reform we can see somewhat lower unemployment, that is the purpose of course.
One objection that is often raised is that even successful companies benefit from a general reduction in employer contributions. Oscar Sjöstedt again.
– I really don’t see this as a problem, because companies also have other companies as clients. If a company collapses, it suffers. This is an important cog in the entire social machinery in a sense.
