On Sunday afternoon was filled Medborgarplatsen on Södermalm in Stockholm quickly with people who wanted to demonstrate against the Conservatives and christian democrat budget. A budget adopted by the parliament with the support of The sweden democrats.
up signs with the word ”Katastrofbudget”.
– the Budget clearly shows that they do not care about ordinary people. It shows clearly where they stand and what they care about, ” says Anna Johansson, who took part in the demonstration to the TT.
the Organizer of the manifestation tells us that he decided to organise a manifestation on Thursday, and created an event on Facebook.
“this budget is a disaster for the climate and the environment, a disaster for the culture and a disaster for equality and welfare,” says Leo Calandrella Rudberg, who arranged the demonstration.
Among the speakers were V leader Jonas Sjöstedt, culture and demokratiminister Alice Bah Kuhnke (MP) and the Feminist initiative one of the party Gita Nabavi.
“It is a disastrous budget that will increase the inequality very quickly, the break tackle climate change, and putting down the jämställdhetsmyndigheten,” says Jonas Sjöstedt, and adds:
” So I think it is important to mobilise against it.
do not really call the budget for a katastrofbudget.
– For the climate is the cuts of two billion a disaster. Our goal is to invest more and not less.
Similar demonstrations took place Sunday in Lund at Lundagård and in Visby at Östercentrum. On Wednesday held demonstrations in Gothenburg, sweden at Gustav Adolfs torg, in Umeå at Renmarkstorget in Örebro at the main square.