M wants to invest 100 billion a month to save Swedish companies

M leader Ulf Kristersson believes that the government underestimates the risks the companies are facing right now.

- The government is too cautious. It should not be right now, he says.

The moderates believe that the government is investing too little money to save companies and jobs.

"This is no ordinary economic crisis," says M's economics-political spokeswoman Elisabeth Svantesson, who calls the party's proposal a survival strategy.

The moderates not only feel that the government has so far done too little for the companies in their crisis packages, but that the focus has been too much on loans and credits.

- This is something we have never seen before. This is something completely new. We must dare to let these companies overwinter, says Svantesson.

"It would do a great deal for the companies to avoid employer contributions," she says of one of the parts of M's proposal.

In short concentrate, the party wants the state to invest SEK 100 billion per month during the acute phase, April and May, to support the business sector.

Support for short-term work should also be extended to allow full-time permits, says the Moderates, who want it to be possible to lay off between 80 and 100 percent. Full-time leave would mean that the state can take up to 75 percent of the salary cost, compared to about 50 percent today.

The moderates also want the state to temporarily cover fixed costs for companies that lose large parts of their turnover.

For those companies that lose much of their turnover and have a very tough time, M believes that the state in the emergency crisis phase should take all fixed costs.

- This is done in Denmark and Norway, says Svantesson.

If we can afford this, she asks and answers herself:

- It is for times like these that we have our financial framework. We can afford it, she says.

The moderates' proposal is valid for two months, but because of the uncertainty about the situation, more may be needed.

- We want to commit to April and May. But we can also imagine a third month, says Kristersson.

The M-representatives admit that there is some blurring in the proposals because even companies that do well will have to avoid employer contributions for two months.

- It will also provide resources to the companies that are doing well, says Svantesson, who still thinks it is worth it.