http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-05-20...echock-i-malmo (link for swedish article)
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The opposition fragmented before tax shock in Malmo
Opposition in Malmo raging after the audit giant PWC analysis of Malmö's economy. But opposition parties presenting completely different solutions to the looming deficit.
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Author: Olof Westerberg
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Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT
Auditing giant PWC analysis of Malmö's economy provides two huvudval:
Raising the tax by 6.41 per hundred 2030.
To streamline and tighten with 1.09 percent a year, about 200 million.
- There is absolutely no question of any tax increase. We strive to reduce taxes in Malmö, Malmö moderate leader says Torbjörn Tegnhammar.
So you decide to save $ 200 million a year?
- I definitely choose efficiency. It sounds a lot of crowns. But a one percent efficiency for the year is not as extensive. And one percent will not be necessary if we get a functioning labor market policies, says Tegnhammar.
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Neither liberals are willing to raise taxes.
- A tax increase does not necessarily lead to increased revenue. It can lead to people moving from Malmo, says group leader Fredrik Sjögren (L).
- What is needed is an efficient and above all unemployment combated.
The Left Party left the government of Malmo and cooperation with the Social Democrats and the Green Party after the election in 2014. The main reason was precisely disagreement about the tax.
The Left is willing to raise the tax directly.
But they believe that a great responsibility also rests on the S-MP-government.
- The center-right government reduced taxes by 140 billion in earned income tax credits. It is money that has disappeared from the welfare sector, says Councillor Hanna Thomé (V).
- Our current Labour Government is very wimpy. The thumbs do not particularly like the earned income tax credit.
But how much can Malmo residents' taxes increased?
- We suggested 61 cents in the budget negotiations before 2016. It was nothing. Six crowns is obviously too much.
- But I think in itself that more moves from Malmo because of poor school and leisure than a high tax, says Hanna Thomé.
Sweden Democrats want to raise taxes.
- We are not proponents of tax increases in Malmo. It is important that we get more people who live, work and pay taxes in Malmo, says municipal Magnus Olsson (SD).
That leaves savings and rationalization?
- Yes. And so we must send a clear signal to the government that the Malmö needs an immigration break.
What would you save?
- One thing we have to look at is obviously the cultural sector. The municipality may be able to increase the fee when going to the theater and other events. And look at the association grants. There are compounds with extreme views that can strangle contributions to.
This is kind of sad currently 25% of the citys budget is made up off money given to them buy other "kommuner" (kind of like states) and every tenth kroner is spent on welfare. .
Worth noting is that Malmö is the city in Sweden who has recieved the most immigrants in Sweden and has been openly asking for more since they Clain it will be good for their economy. Also that Sweden is currently looking into loans from the ECB to afford the pressure the immigration policy is putting on the economy.
So what do the people of MMO-Champion think can be done about this and how can they reverse this negative trend.
EDIT: Cant change the title from the spelling so if a mod can it would be nice