A bank tax must also be investigated before it can become a reality, and therefore will not be included in the party's first budget if it wins the election, according to Damberg.
And then we have to evaluate whether these excess profits are still there. If we can increase competition so that things improve, so that people pay less, then that is a main option for us, he says and continues:
If we don't need the bank tax, we are prepared to finance it in other ways. But we have not ruled out a temporary bank tax.
According to S leader Magdalena Andersson, the important thing is that money goes from big banks to mortgage borrowers.
This can be achieved either through increased price pressure, or through a refund via the bank tax, or both, she says.
The party has presented a “price squeeze program” to increase competition among banks, grocery stores and veterinary clinics.
To pressure the banks, the party wants to ban list interest rates, make it easier to switch banks, and use the state-owned bank SBAB to put pressure on the big banks.
