The Politicians' Week in Almedalen attracted a larger audience this year than last. Of the party leaders, Magdalena Andersson (S) drew the largest audience, and Nooshi Dadgostar (V) drew the smallest.
SwedenMinister of Energy and Enterprise Ebba Busch (KD) is burying the hatchet in her dispute with EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. A settlement opens the way to using the controversial bottleneck fees to expand nuclear power.
BusinessThe government has signed several agreements on ownership, capital contributions and loans for the construction of three smaller reactors at Ringhals. This is truly a historic decision, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
Swedish politicsThe Center Party is going to the polls promising to create 150,000 new jobs in Sweden in the next term. Among other things, they want a tax-free basic salary of just over 15,000 kronor per month. "We believe that people know better than the state what to do with their own money," said party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist during her evening speech in Almedalen.
SwedenThe government wants to give residents living near new wind turbines the right to have their homes bought out. An inquiry has now been launched to submit proposals on how this should be done.
BusinessThe Christian Democrats want to sharply increase the child benefit to 2,000 kronor in the next term. The proposal is estimated to cost 16.5 billion kronor. "We want more people to dare to start a family," KD leader Ebba Busch said in her Almedalen speech.
SwedenKD leader Ebba Busch does not want to continue cutting taxes for high-income earners. She believes ordinary families must be the winners going forward. The next four years will not be years of heavy tax cuts.
Swedish politicsAccording to Sveriges Radio Ekot's compilation of payments from the ten largest electricity grid companies, one in three people receive a maximum of 100 SEK in electricity subsidies.
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