The proposal for a new salary requirement means that those who come to Sweden to work should have an income above the median salary, which is currently 37,100 kronor.
The Centre Party is now submitting a committee initiative in the Social Insurance Committee to stop the proposal. The party hopes to be able to get The Liberals on board, since the Minister for Employment Johan Britz (L) announced on Monday that he is critical of the proposal, which is part of the Tidö Agreement.
"Now, the Centre Party sees an opportunity to gather the liberal forces in the Riksdag to stop an entrepreneur-hostile policy", says the Centre Party's spokesperson for migration and labour market policy Jonny Cato in a comment to TT, and continues:
"This will force The Liberals to take a stance for or against.”
When asked if The Liberals can consider overriding the other Tidö parties in the Riksdag, Johan Britz says that the Tidö cooperation is "extremely good for Sweden".
Now, a question has arisen that is in the agreement, and we will discuss it in an orderly manner. The Liberals stand firm that this cooperation is the best for Sweden, regardless of how we land on the issue of labour immigration.
