The Riksdag has passed the law on how new nuclear power will be financed. But nothing is said about how high the price tag will be. It's like buying a pig, says Fredrik Olovsson (S).
BusinessA scandal, thinks The Liberals in Skåne. A significantly deeper analysis is needed, believes The Social Democrats.
BusinessThe Social Democrats want Sweden to speed up the procurement and production of defense materials and to appoint a special coordinator.
SwedenThe opposition, not entirely unexpectedly, gives the government a failing grade for the nuclear power proposal. Even the S, which does not have any principled opposition to new reactors, thinks that one is being offered a pig in a poke – that is, without knowing what one gets.
SwedenMinister for Energy and Enterprise Ebba Busch is meeting the opposition today for energy talks. She hopes for broad consensus around the government's nuclear power plans. But the opposition primarily wants to focus on getting cheaper electricity in the short term.
BusinessThe Government should reform the system for short-term work, believe the Social Democrats together with the trade union. An important piece of the puzzle for Swedish competitiveness, says IF Metall's chairman Marie Nilsson.
BusinessThe opposition parties S, C, and MP are worried that it will take too long to build out offshore wind power. They demand that the government back down on its decision not to pay the connection fee for the parks.
BusinessThe Social Democrats are directing harsh criticism towards the government's handling of the electricity system and the promised lower electricity prices that have failed to materialize. Now, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) is hitting back. "I understand that no one becomes happy when I say that 'if we hadn't shut down half of the nuclear power, we wouldn't have had these problems'. But it's true and it must be said," he says to Aftonbladet.
BusinessA deathblow. Four lost years. The opposition is harsh in its criticism of the government's rejection of 13 offshore wind farms. How will Sweden manage the green transition, wonders the wind power industry?
SwedenMinister for Energy Ebba Busch (CD) says that the forecast indicates lower electricity prices in winter – despite the new model for electricity transmission. It's very positive, she says.
BusinessSix of eight parties in the Riksdag agree to abolish the so-called surplus target and instead introduce a balance target for the state's finances in 2027. This would provide approximately 25 billion more for budget investments for future governments.
BusinessSix of eight parties in the Riksdag, with 90 per cent of the votes, agree to abolish the so-called surplus target and instead introduce a balance target for the state's finances. We have landed very well, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party).
BusinessAt the end of October, a new criticized model is introduced, which is expected to make the electricity price more expensive. We demand that the government postpones the introduction of this new model, says Fredrik Olovsson, energy policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats.
BusinessThe Social Democrats want to secure Swedish ownership of the nuclear power plant in Oskarshamn and demand that the government takes action.
SwedenThe opposition welcomes the government's proposal to support municipalities that build wind turbines. Reality has caught up with the Sweden Democrats and the government in one area, says Fredrik Olovsson (S).
SwedenThe Social Democrats want municipalities to receive 250,000 kronor per wind turbine and year to get the expansion of wind power going.
SwedenSouthern Sweden risks missing out on more and cheaper electricity. This is the consequence of Vattenfall's decision, which is the government's fault, according to the political opposition.
BusinessThe Social Democrats, the Centre Party and the Green Party are critical of the proposal to let the state subsidize new nuclear power. This will be a drain on taxpayers' money, says the Green Party's spokesperson Daniel Helldén.
BusinessThe state is to take over a large part of the municipalities' debts, so that the municipalities can make long-term investments without raising taxes. This is proposed by one of the Social Democrats' working groups for new policy.
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