The first blue-green the budget was debated in the landstingssalen on Tuesday. The new government with the green Party, the Centre party, the Conservatives, the Liberals and the Christian democrats defended their budget from attacks from both the Left party and the social democrats, but also from The sweden democrats.
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Before the convention met the politicians of the protests outside landstingssalen. Protesters against the decision on a limitation of the number of rullstolstaxiresor was in place when the budget debate, in the county of Stockholm began during the Tuesday morning.
a limitation of 500 rullstolstaxiresor per year, demonstrators from the association DHR opposes.
But during the course of the initial public gruppledardebatt was fracas in particular, if the costs in medical care. Finanslandstingsrådet Irene Svenonius (M) was self-critical when it came to staffing levels in the health system, but praised the activities of the county council as to the end of the year is transformed into a region.
” We have among the shortest waiting lists and the world’s second best public transport system for Singapore. It should all be very proud of, ” said Irene Svenonius.
of everyone in the hall. Oppositionslandstingsrådet Erika Ullberg (S) criticized the government for closed beds and to the missing money to the emergency hospitals.
” Irene Svenonius, what do you say to the hospitals when the budget does not contain a single proposal to open the closed beds? asked Erika Ullberg.
Erika Ullberg to view the bluish-green budget as hell read the bible
the Question was met by anger from Irene Svenonius.
– Erika Ullberg to view the bluish-green budget as hell read the bible, she replied.
Ella Bohlin snatched out of the defense for the majority.
– Would be possible if we was careless away and wasting taxpayers ‘ money? Of course not. We have five parties in the coalition have presented our draft budget and now it is three weeks left of 2018. We will have a budget in balance for the twelfth year. It makes us unique in Sweden and it is something we should be proud of, ” said Ella Bohlin.
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But neither the Left party or The sweden democrats were impressed by the landscape budget. The left party called for higher taxes.
– In this mode, you need more resources, and higher taxes. You refuse to raise taxes but raises the price on the SL-card instead, said Anna Sehlin (V).
the squad leader Gabriel Kroon criticized that undocumented migrants have the right to emergency medical care and to the Eastern connection is not longer a priority of the county council.
– To instead lean towards the Green party innerstadspolitik with bike lanes and subsidized electric bikes as it does not help people who commute by car from Norrtälje or Stockholm. SD puts the locals first, said Gabriel Kroon.
