“Knape want that government grants are not controlled”
“The newly elected president of the Swedish association of local authorities and regions (SALAR), Anders Knape (M), want to see an end to governments plotter with specialriktade government grants. The municipalities know best where money makes a difference.”
“Minister of finance Magdalena Andersson (S) think that he will have to wait.”
“as long As governments consisting of several parties will all want to budgetförhandla its own particular nutritional uses government subsidies, according to Andersson.”
“It may be about money for public transport, maternity care, skolsatsningar or other issues that give the parties the opportunity to tap förhandlingsvinster.”
“It is hard to hold press conferences on the general government,” she says matter of fact.”
“Congress chose Anders Knape, now the president of the municipal council of Karlstad to the chairman of the SALAR, after Lena Micko, councillor (S) from Linköping. Knape has been the chairman earlier, 2007-2015, and the vice chairman since then.”
“Knape believe, as many other municipal and regionpolitiker, that targeted government grant is something of a nuisance. They require a lot of administration and would deprive municipalities of the power over where the money is best used.”
“– We see a development towards an increasing number of foodstuffs for grants and it is not acceptable, ” says Knape TT.”
” We’ve got evidence for, among other things, in an investigation from the state Treasury, that it creates inefficiency, and that the resources going to the wrong things.”
“The top the chairman’s assessment is that there will be something big politikskifte with a moderate, replacing a social democrat, and the board of directors may emphasis more to the right.”
“– SALAR is an organisation based on consensus. We have 321 municipalities and regions as members, and they are controlled in many different ways, ” says Knape.”
“They also have several large and difficult issues to resolve, regardless of the rule, and the place in the country. Such is how municipalities should become better employers, that people want to work and to work with, even after they become 60 and some years.”
“another is how the staff needs to be covered from the first beginning. And how the young guys should be made to educate themselves and realize that there is a future for them in the municipalities and regions.”
“– the Boys in the school must be more. It is a growing problem that the guys are lagging behind. I have nothing against it going well for the girls, but we need to get more guys to add more at the school so that they can educate themselves further, ” says Anders Knape.”
“Sweden’s municipalities and county councils (SKL) is the joint employers’ and interest organisation for the country’s 321 municipalities and regions.”
“SKL negotiating, inter alia, on wages and the act pressure point for the municipalities vis-à-vis the government, parliament and other actors whose actions have impact on the municipalities.”
“the SALAR is headed by a politically appointed board of directors who are re-elected year after election.”
“Moderaten Anders Knape, Karlstad is the new chairman until 2023.”
“Knape has been the president previously, from 2007 to 2015, and executive vice president since then.”
“Carola Gunnarsson (C) is first vice-president and Anders Knapes representatives Lena Micko (S), second vice.”
