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Moderate Party Proposes Euro Currency Investigation in Sweden
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Moderate Party Proposes Euro Currency Investigation in Sweden

The Moderate Party wants to investigate whether the euro should be introduced as a currency in Sweden. The meeting voted it through on Friday
Nordea CEO Responds to Criticism on Interest Rates
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Nordea CEO Responds to Criticism on Interest Rates

Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson's criticism of the banks is unfair. This is the opinion of Nordea's CEO Frank Vang-Jensen
EU Tobacco Tax Proposal Faces Swedish Opposition
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EU Tobacco Tax Proposal Faces Swedish Opposition

Completely unreasonable, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) about the proposed new minimum taxes on tobacco in the EU – including the white snus.
Finance Minister Criticizes Opposition's Budget as Unfit to Govern
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Finance Minister Criticizes Opposition's Budget as Unfit to Govern

Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson dismisses the opposition as unfit to govern, after having speed-read their shadow budgets. What awaits if the Tidö parties lose the election is a mess, a left-wing experiment, she claims
Svantesson Urges Mortgage Customers to Challenge Banks for Better Terms
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Svantesson Urges Mortgage Customers to Challenge Banks for Better Terms

Mortgage customers must vote more with their feet, that is, consider switching banks, to get better terms, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party). – Be tougher on the bank, she says and continues to criticize the banks for not following the Swedish Central Bank's interest rate cuts downwards
Left Party Reports Ministers to Constitutional Committee Over Assistance Allowance
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Left Party Reports Ministers to Constitutional Committee Over Assistance Allowance

The Left Party reports three ministers to the Constitutional Committee (KU) for the government's communication about the assistance allowance. It is a gigantic betrayal against the disabled, says the Left Party's spokesperson Nadja Awad
Government Reverses on Assistance Indexing Plan
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Government Reverses on Assistance Indexing Plan

The Government decided that the standard amount in the assistance allowance should be indexed, that is, follow the cost development. But when the last ordinary budget for the term of office was presented, there was no indexing included
Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's Budget as Lacking Reforms
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Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's Budget as Lacking Reforms

The opposition is critical of the government's budget and lacks real reforms. - This is a kind of "last-minute panic budget" on sms loans, says C's economic policy spokesperson Martin Ådahl
Svantesson Aims for Budget to Boost Election Success
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Svantesson Aims for Budget to Boost Election Success

The Minister of Finance hopes that the budget will get the voters to give the government new confidence in the election and feel that Sweden is on the right track. We are not entirely there and therefore more years are needed, says Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party)
Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective
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Swedbank Economist Criticizes Swedish Budget as Ineffective

The Tidö parties' budget initiative is larger than many had thought beforehand. The content is, however, far from what the Swedish economy needs, according to several assessors
Lower Taxes and Cheaper Preschool Proposed in Swedish Budget
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Lower Taxes and Cheaper Preschool Proposed in Swedish Budget

The Government proposes reduced tax for wage earners and pensioners and cheaper preschool in the autumn budget. For a family, it can be about approximately 1 800 kronor more in the wallet every month
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