The Social Democrats' economic-political spokesperson Mikael Damberg presented the party's budget motion on Friday.
A significant difference compared to the government's budget is that the Social Democrats want to increase the general state grants to municipalities and regions. Damberg warns of the consequences of the government's policy.
We are facing a cutback autumn in Swedish healthcare, he says.
The Social Democrats also propose three billion kronor in a special effort to shorten healthcare queues by hiring more healthcare personnel. The party also wants to allocate three billion kronor to having a new teacher or educator in every classroom in year one.
Targeting Young People
Damberg criticizes the government for not doing enough to stop the recruitment of young people to gang violence. The Social Democrats have previously proposed that young people on the slide should be targeted with a companion or monitored with an electronic ankle tag. According to the budget motion, the proposal costs 1.5 billion kronor.
The Social Democrats accuse the government of pursuing an unfair policy, primarily through tax cuts.
One is investing enormous amounts on a very small group that hardly needs the money, says Damberg.
The Social Democrats announced earlier in the week that they say no to the government's proposal for a new job tax deduction and to abolish the phase-out of the deduction for those with high incomes. Instead, the party proposes a tax reduction of 140 kronor per month for everyone.
Bank Tax Financing
The Social Democrats say yes to reducing tax on ISK savings, but want to introduce a new higher tax rate for those who have saved large amounts. Damberg can imagine that the limit goes at a savings of three million.
The Social Democrats accept that the government abolishes the flight tax, but say no to the proposal to abolish free dental care for 19-23-year-olds.
The Social Democrats want to increase aid by one billion kronor in 2025 and have the goal of eventually returning to one percent of GNI.
The Social Democrats finance their initiatives, among other things, with a bank tax of 16 billion, various re-prioritizations for six billion, and by saying no to the government's tax cuts for those with the highest incomes.
