Social Democrats Propose Ban on Limited Companies Owning Schools

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Social Democrats Propose Ban on Limited Companies Owning Schools
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The Social Democrats want to launch an initiative in the parliament that in the long run will mean a ban on profits in the school sector and a ban on limited companies owning schools. The proposal is a way for the Social Democrats to see if The Liberals' new party leader Simona Mohamsson is serious about the statements regarding a ban.

How S themselves want to proceed in more detail to get rid of the limited companies from the school world is too early to say, according to Anders Ygeman, the party's educational policy spokesperson. S have previously only said that they are open to a ban, not how it will be done. The proposal now does not provide any answer to the question: How?

– We'll see what can be achieved with a political majority and how it should be designed so that the state does not incur unnecessary expenses, says Anders Ygeman, referring to legal proceedings and claims for damages that may arise if a ban is introduced.

Although The Liberals say they have changed their minds, not much suggests that they would vote with the opposition on this issue in the education committee, where the S initiative will be presented after All Saints' weekend. In addition, the Centre Party is hardly in favor of a ban.

According to a report that the Riksdag's investigation service has made on behalf of S, the total profit for the nine largest limited companies, i.e. the conglomerates that run preschools, elementary schools and/or upper secondary schools, was approximately 19 billion kronor in total for the years 2022 to 2024.

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