In the budget motion for 2026, the Center Party allocates 70 billion kronor, which is 10 billion less than the government.
Our assessment is that it is a more balanced and responsible reform space, says Center Party leader Anna-Karin Hatt.
Investment in lower incomes
Most money, 17.7 billion kronor, the party invests in various initiatives to increase growth and reduce unemployment.
There, reduced employer contributions are the party's main weapon. In total, the party wants to allocate, among other things, 10 billion to abolished employer contributions for young people and those with entry-level salaries.
The party believes that their labor market policy would result in 150,000 more people being employed by 2030.
The party has no objection to the government's job tax deduction, worth 21.4 billion kronor. But C wants to make an additional investment of 1.9 billion kronor for people with lower incomes.
We think it's a good step that a new job tax deduction is being made and I note that many others think so too, it's good that more people are joining the reduced tax on work, says the party's economic policy spokesperson Martin Ådahl.
The Center Party also allocates 7.9 billion to the climate. The party has, among other things, presented an investment in leased environmental cars that costs 4 billion kronor. The party also wants the state to take responsibility for building out the cables to the sea-based wind power.
Criticizes purchase billions
A third area of focus in the party's shadow budget is investments in welfare and specifically investments in rural areas. The party allocates just over 3 billion kronor to schools, of which 1 billion is intended to increase the qualifications among teachers.
Of healthcare investments of around 4 billion, the party wants to allocate 2 billion to primary care.
Martin Ådahl is critical of the government's purchase billions.
They don't work. It's pretty obvious to everyone since the queues are increasing. We believe that the most effective thing there is to have an effective healthcare referral, he says.
The investments will be financed, among other things, with a new model for unemployment insurance.
