C leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist accuses the government of underestimating how difficult the economic situation is and points out that unemployment has grown faster here than in other countries.
The government has based its budget on happiness calculations, she says.
It underestimates the need to create more jobs.
C calls its spring budget motion a "job boost".
The biggest initiative in the motion is the abolition of employer contributions for the first ten employees so that young or long-term unemployed people can get jobs. It is estimated to cost the state 6.9 billion kronor by 2026. However, the C party already proposed the reduced employer contributions in its budget motion last autumn.
Salary without tax
New in the spring budget motion for 2026 is a simplified form of employment for the long-term unemployed, without income tax and without employer contributions for two years.
Now, if ever, we must be able to employ the long-term unemployed, otherwise we will never get out of the jobs crisis, says Martin Ådahl, C's economic policy spokesperson.
For long-term unemployed people who get a job, the proposal means that they can receive a salary of 20,000 kronor without paying any tax. This should make more people want to move from benefits to work. The proposal will cost the state 1.5 billion kronor.
The party also wants to invest just over 300 million kronor in making it easier to study in mid-life and switch to a shortage occupation.
Is more thrifty
In total, C proposes investments of over SEK 15 billion in its spring budget motion. But the party finances over half of that amount through reprioritization. Therefore, C's unfunded reforms are somewhat less than the government's unfunded reforms of SEK 7.7 billion, according to Ådahl.
"We focus on what's important," he says.
According to Ådahl, C is financing its investments with a long list of many smaller and some larger reprioritizations. Among the larger savings are a faster phasing out of unemployment benefits and the abolition of the repatriation grant.
The C party, however, says yes to the government's latest proposal for reduced fuel taxes and a new electricity subsidy.
In the spring budget motion, the party also proposes crisis support of SEK 500 million this year to help agriculture cope with cost developments.
Reduced employer contributions: SEK 6.9 billion
Tax-free jobs for the long-term unemployed: SEK 1.5 billion
Tax-free summer jobs for young people: SEK 1.15 billion
Cheaper green car leasing: SEK 2 billion
Climate premium for electric trucks: SEK 0.4 billion
Cables for new electricity production: SEK 0.9 billion
Crisis support for agriculture: SEK 0.5 billion
Source: C's spring budget motion for 2026
