The reactions from leading politicians in the country have been strong after Aftonbladet's revelation that Attendo's President and Group management received SEK 4.8 million in bonuses in 2020, an increase of 98 percent compared with 2019.

At the same time, the company received 130 million in state support from Swedish taxpayers to cope with the work during the pandemic.

Attendo now needs to put the cards on the tables and tell what happened.

Both how you worked during the pandemic, what support you received and how you chose to use them.

Welfare entrepreneurship places higher demands than other entrepreneurship because it is about receiving tax money to perform services that are crucial for citizens' lives and health. ”, Writes Lena Hallengren on her Facebook.

V: Has exhausted his right to operate

The information comes just one week after Swedish Radio's revelation that an employee at Attendo was warned after she sounded the alarm that no cohort care had been provided, ie separate care of covid-sick and healthy people, at a residence promised by the company.

"Telling the elderly and relatives that you provide such care and then not doing it is very serious," writes Hallengren.

The Left Party's leader Nooshi Dadgostar believes that Attendo should no longer be allowed to operate in elderly care after the recent discoveries.

- This type of company does not belong among our elderly, the most fragile, who need professional help to be protected from a virus like this.

I think Attendo has used up its right to be in this business at all, she tells Aftonbladet.

Criticizes the care giant's lack of response

Aida Hadzialic, regional councilor and group leader for the Social Democrats in the Stockholm region, calls the care giant's handling of the issue disrespectful.

“If you run a tax-financed business, the principle of openness shall apply.

Refusing to answer questions about bonuses in the million class due to the "silent period" when you received SEK 120 million in crisis support from the Swedish taxpayers is disrespectful ", she writes on Twitter.

Deputy Minister of Finance Åsa Lindhagen (MP) has also reacted to the bonuses.

- It is startling and I can understand that it catches people's eye.

I think we should run care, school and care not to make money but because you have a passion for the business you run.

I think that should be the main purpose, Lindhagen says to TT.