If the Center Party and the Social Democrats are to cooperate in a possible government, the parties may find it difficult to come up with a common economic policy.
New C-leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist criticizes S-policy for shortcomings in job creation.
"It is not growth-promoting as we see it, and we believe that growth is the most important thing for Sweden. It is only with growth that we will get more jobs," she says.
At the Center Party's convention in Karlstad on Friday, growth and job creation were identified as one of the priority issues by the party board. At that time, the party will, among other things, make decisions on policies that involve sharp reductions in employer contributions and further reductions in taxes on labor.
Criticizes bank tax
In her party leadership speech on Thursday, Thand Ringqvist invited both Magdalena Andersson (S) and Ulf Kristersson (M) to visit various businesses. The C leader intends that the visit she will make with the S leader will be about how to create new jobs.
Understanding how S thinks about jobs is one of the reasons for that, she says.
That is why I want to visit Magdalena Andersson, to understand how she actually argues that jobs can be created more with the policies she pursues, says Thand Ringqvist.
She describes the Social Democrats' proposal to abolish the qualifying deduction as "bad." Regarding the bank tax with which the Social Democrats finance parts of their initiatives, she says:
We don't think that's a good suggestion.
The Center Party instead wants to save billions in unemployment benefits. A policy that goes against the Social Democrats'.
“Interesting suggestions”
S leader Magdalena Andersson told TT on Wednesday that it is no secret that the parties are far apart on tax policy. But she also downplays the differences.
We are two parties that see the need for well-functioning healthcare, elderly care and schools throughout the country.
Magdalena Andersson also thinks that C has “many interesting proposals” to give people the opportunity to live, work and run businesses throughout the country.
"We have been able to collaborate closely several times in Sweden's modern history," says Andersson.
