The Social Democrats' economic-political spokesperson Mikael Damberg presented the party's budget motion on Friday.
A significant difference compared to the government's budget is that the Social Democrats want to increase the general state subsidies to municipalities and regions. Damberg warns of the consequences of the government's policy.
We are facing a autumn of cutbacks in Swedish healthcare, he says.
The Social Democrats also propose three billion kronor in a special effort to shorten healthcare queues by hiring more healthcare staff. The party also wants to allocate three billion for a new teacher or educator in every classroom in grade 1.
Targeting young people
Damberg criticizes the government for not doing enough to prevent the recruitment of young people to gang violence. The Social Democrats have previously proposed that young people at risk should be targeted with a mentor or monitored with an electronic tag. The proposal costs 1.5 billion kronor.
The Social Democrats accuse the government of pursuing an unfair policy, primarily through tax cuts.
They are investing enormous amounts in a very small group that hardly needs the money, says Damberg.
The Social Democrats announced earlier in the week that they say no to the government's proposal for a new job tax deduction and to abolish the phase-out of deductions for those with high incomes. Instead, the party proposes a tax reduction of 140 kronor per month for everyone.
Furthermore, they want to see an increase in child allowance by 200 kronor per month.
A single mother with two children will get over 5,000 kronor more per year with our policy, says Damberg.
Bank tax financing
The Social Democrats say yes to reducing tax on ISK savings, but want to introduce a new higher tax rate for those who have saved large amounts. Damberg can imagine the limit being set at a savings of three million.
The Social Democrats accept the government's proposal to abolish the flight tax, but say no to the proposal to abolish free dental care for 19-23-year-olds.
The Social Democrats want to increase aid by one billion kronor in 2025 and have the goal of eventually returning to one percent of GNI.
The Social Democrats finance their initiatives, among other things, with a bank tax of 16 billion, various re-prioritizations for six billion, and by saying no to the government's tax cuts for those with the highest incomes.
