The Moderate Party's finance policy spokesperson Mikael Damberg reacts strongly to the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson not believing that we have a healthcare crisis.
It's a very disdainful statement, says Damberg.
The Prime Minister said in an interview with SVT on Wednesday morning that he doesn't think Sweden has a healthcare crisis, although he admits that it's a difficult situation.
Overall, I would say that Swedish healthcare works well, said Kristersson.
This gets The Social Democrats' Mikael Damberg to react.
It's a very disdainful statement by the Prime Minister, since healthcare personnel are on their knees, he says.
"Arrogant statement"
He notes that Kristersson earlier this year said that no healthcare personnel would need to be laid off, but that there are now reports of thousands losing their jobs.
This will lead to longer queues, worse healthcare, but also an even more pressured situation for the personnel making great efforts in healthcare. So I think it's a slightly arrogant statement.
Does not want to raise taxes
His conclusion is that the state is doing too little for healthcare and wants to see more money, even in the long term. He doesn't think the regions should raise taxes "when people are so economically pressured".
If it had been a region that had mismanaged itself and had poor economy, it would have been reasonable for that region to take a look in the mirror and think about what we're doing wrong, says Damberg and continues:
But now when all regions in Sweden, regardless of whether they're governed by Social Democrats or The Moderate Party, are making deficits and having large savings, then the conclusion is that it's the state that's doing too little for healthcare to hold up.
