The Moderate Party wants to investigate whether the euro should be introduced as a currency in Sweden. The meeting voted it through on Friday. But Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) does not think that the issue of changing the currency is current.
Swedish politicsMinister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson's criticism of the banks is unfair. This is the opinion of Nordea's CEO Frank Vang-Jensen. I like facts and the fact is that this is not true, he says.
BusinessCompletely unreasonable, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party) about the proposed new minimum taxes on tobacco in the EU – including the white snus.
BusinessMinister 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.
Swedish politicsMortgage 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.
BusinessThe 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.
Swedish politicsThe 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. Instead, the amount is increased by 5 kronor and 10 öre. We four parties have not promised that, says the Minister of Finance.
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