The budget is getting sharp criticism: “Irresponsible” – Expressen

the Authority shall review the progress of the state we economise in the use of the money and has come to the conclusion that the government does not take into account changes in population size and age structure will affect the local government expenditure.

this applies particularly to areas of spending, such as healthcare, school and care, writes the national audit office on the Dagens Nyheter op-ed piece.

Granskningsmyndigheten writes that kommunalskatterna must be increased by two percentage points or the state budget to the municipalities, with 50 billion of today’s welfare shall be maintained.

“it is Irresponsible of the Magdalena Andersson”

at the same time points out the audit, the government also proposed measures for the 17 billion that is not funded in a way that is not supported by the fiscal framework. A weakening of the general government lending, says the authority.

According to TT, it is the first time the authority publishes a budgetary reviews before the budget is voted through in parliament.

the Government faced criticism from the opposition.

” It is irresponsible of the Magdalena Andersson to continue with large unfunded expenditure in the middle of the boom. The government should instead balance the budget so Sweden has the muscle to meet the next crisis, ” says Ulf Kristersson, M, economic-policy spokesman, and continues:

– It is also serious that the government ignores the long-term risks for public finances, for example, the reception of asylum seekers and the increasing demand on the public welfare. The government should be honest about the challenges we face.

Costs are rising faster than revenues

another Criticism in a ekonomirapport from Sweden’s municipalities and county councils, SKL, earlier in the fall. SALAR did an assessment of the situation up to 2020 and came to the conclusion that the costs for the municipalities and county councils are increasing faster than revenues.

– We have a very rapid increase of the population. This means that the tax base per capita will be undermined, the tax base, provide less resources per person in the municipalities and county councils, said Annika Wallenskog, chief economist at the Swedish association of local authorities and county councils, SKL, in October.

Magdalena Andersson: “We need to have high tax revenue”

Magdalena Andersson, S, says that the criticism shows that skattesänkar era in Swedish politics is over and flagged new tax increases.

” We need to make sure to have high tax revenues, so that we can finance our common welfare. Just the policies that the government operates, ” says Andersson, and mentions the bank levy and aviation tax.

the minister of Finance does not want to pledge any new money to the municipalities, but says:

” this year, the local government grants to the municipalities 50 billion higher than they were in 2014. This government has shown that we care the municipalities. But, of course, is to continue to follow developments. But of course, it is also important that the municipalities are working to streamline their operations, ” she says.

the audit office’s criticism that the government implements the 17 unfunded measures comments Andersson with the words:

” We thought this 10 välfärdsmiljarderna was important so that we can maintain the quality in the municipalities and county councils. To engångsvis raise the tax for one year to 10 billion, did not think I was a well-balanced policy, ” she says.