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Oscar Sjöstedt of the Swedish Democrats presents the party’s parallel budget during a press conference at the Riksdag press center.
The Sweden Democrats (SD) want to increase the root deduction, distribute 82 billion in “helicopter money” and reduce employer contributions by 23 billion.
The party borrows and saves on aid, education, labor market policy and climate policy.
Helicopter money, which SD also calls centrally managed household support (cash), means SEK 10,000 for all citizens (SEK 5,000 for children under five) in a kind of consumption subsidy in 2021.
– It should be a unique support and reach all those who are registered in Sweden, says Oscar Sjöstedt, economic-political spokesman for the party, at a press conference.
It must be distributed through a credit to the person’s tax account.
It is expensive
– It is an expensive proposal, 82 billion, says Sjöstedt, but he thinks it is justified because, according to him, it will have an effect in the form of increasing speed on the economy.
The party has investments of around 150 billion next year. Most must be paid off by borrowing more and increasing central government debt.
– We are increasing the central government debt more than the government, but we have a plan, says Sjöstedt on how the party will reduce the central government debt again in the long term.
SD wants to increase the root deduction to 50 percent, from 30, of the labor cost. The raised ceiling must be maintained on the unemployment insurance fund. The municipal leveling system will receive a supplement of SEK 10 billion and the infrastructure will have an investment of almost SEK 20 billion.
SD has previously submitted supplements to the prison service and the rest of the judiciary.
Save assistance
In addition to borrowing more than the government, SD is reducing development aid by SEK 15 billion.
In the area of education, SD removes 6.2 billion SEK in state support for knowledge development and equivalent schools. Those funds are largely redistributed in the area, but in total SD allocates 1.3 billion less than the government for education.
The labor market policy is reduced by SEK 6.7 billion.
SD also receives about 4 billion grants for rental housing construction and home energy efficiency.
The credits for environmental and climate policies are reduced by SEK 6 billion, compared to the government.
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