On Monday, Minister of Climate Per Bolund (MP) and Minister of Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth (S) presented the Government's transport and infrastructure initiatives in this autumn's budget proposal.
More than three billion kronor will be distributed on Swedish infrastructure and among the proposals are investments in railway maintenance, increased vehicle tax for newly registered petrol and diesel vehicles and half a billion kronor to facilitate bicycle traffic.
The Left Party is critical of the fact that public transport has not been given more space in the new budget proposal.
- It is too little with a billion on public transport and the bicycle investment is a drop in the ocean.
More money is generally needed for the transport sector, which together with healthcare is the sector hardest hit during the pandemic, says the Left Party's climate policy spokesman Jens Holm.
"Does not help reduce emissions"
The Sweden Democrats have previously been negative towards the so-called bonus-malus system, which means financial support for those who buy vehicles with a low climate impact and an increased tax during the first three years for petrol and diesel-powered private vehicles.
- It is an inefficient system and nothing that we believe contributes to reducing emissions.
80 percent of the bonus money also goes to city dwellers, says Martin Kinnunen, the Sweden Democrats' environmental and climate policy spokesman.
The moderates are critical of the fact that the government in the budget proposal does not mention the need for road maintenance.
- Electric cars can not fly and need roads to drive on.
Today, the speed on roads is reduced due to poor maintenance and people have to cross between the potholes.
For several years, we have invested more than the government in road maintenance, says Maria Stockhaus, traffic policy spokesperson (M).