Government and C make up the renewable electricity – Swedish Radio

The government took today back his bill on renewable electricity because it can not obtain a majority in parliament. But Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan (S) will return shortly with a similar proposal which has the support of the Center.

– I have held talks with the Centre for a long time, just as I also held talks with the Left before, says Ibrahim Baylan.

Have the talks with the Centre gone well?

– I think we’ve had a very good conversation because we both basically protects and cares about being able to have a certificate system to support renewable energy. Since it has, which also emerged, been a criticism of the Centre Party about the part that deals with changes in the taxation of renewable energies and I have respect for, he continues.

Moderate Party, the Liberal Party, the Christian Democrats and the Sweden Democrats have rejected the government bill, which aims to more renewable energy and certain amendments to the certificate system.

The Centre however want , just like the government, to have more renewable energy, but has been dissatisfied with the taxation of renewable energy in the bill. Now recall then the Government this proposal and will soon with a new, distinguishing the question of renewable energy and matter treasure for.

– Yes, there will be a clarification that there is a higher level of ambition that parliament treats, taxes, as always, be treated in the budget. It becomes such a clarification in the bill I present shortly, says Ibrahim Baylan.

The Moderates, however is not at all happy with the government and the Centre has made up on this issue and it will soon be a new proposal on investment in renewable electricity. Lars Hjälmered’s economic policy spokesperson for the Conservatives.

– We think that this issue of the certificates and other critical energy issues should in this investigation, called Energy Commission, where we have said that we should sit down jointly between the parties and discuss the future of energy policy, says Lars Hjälmered.

Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan , however, do not think at all that this issue belongs in the Energy Commission.

– The has not to do with this. In December, agreement was we agreed that the Energy Commission, which would sit down in talks. There had with this bill to do, says Baylan.

Birgitta Johansson
birgitta.johansson@sverigesradio.se