Shared opinions on S 'proposal for strengthened unemployment fund

The Social Democrats want to strengthen the unemployment insurance fund in accordance with the temporary rules introduced during the pandemic.

According to Elisabeth Svantesson (M), it is the wrong way to go:

- After eight years with the Social Democrats, serious crime has taken hold, it has become expensive to be Swedish with high prices for electricity, fuel and food and long-term unemployment is record high.

In the coming years, we will need to fund defense, the judiciary and welfare.

Then more people must participate and contribute, not go for grants, she says.

C, L and KD are also critical

The Liberals' economic policy spokesman Mats Persson is also critical.

“Small business owners have acute problems finding competent employees.

In this situation, it is the wrong signal to increase the benefit to the unemployed.

The policy must instead focus on getting more people into work by making it easier and cheaper to hire, ”he says in a written comment.

The Center Party's economic policy spokesman Martin Ådahl says that there are many other things that should take precedence, such as care, school, care and an upgrade of the defense and climate change.

"We need to invest in what gets the unemployed into jobs, more jobs in growing small companies and better matching to the many vacancies, not higher unemployment benefits," he says in a written comment.

Nor are the Christian Democrats in favor of the proposal.

Jakob Forssmed, economic-political spokesman, writes a comment to SVT:

"We supported the increased unemployment insurance fund during the very difficult time of the pandemic.

Then it was important to support households and demand in the economy when the cross-rivals and unemployment rose.

Now we are in a situation where we have a lot of vacancies in the Swedish labor market.

To then continue to have a high unemployment fund does not contribute to resolving the situation in the Swedish labor market. ”

SD: "Moving in our direction"

The Sweden Democrats' economic policy spokesman Oscar Sjöstedt says that SD has long pleaded for a higher level in the unemployment insurance fund, in combination with a clearer phasing out.

"We may analyze the Social Democrats' proposal, but it is clear that it is welcome if they move in our direction," he writes to SVT.

The Left Party agrees with the question - but points out that they demanded a permanent increase in the unemployment insurance fund already in the autumn budget.

“It is incomprehensible why S did not meet us but now instead pushes the issue in the election campaign.

Had they presented it in the autumn, it would have already been decided ", writes deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson on Twitter.

The Social Democrats' proposal is also welcomed by the Green Party.

“You have to be safe when you are between jobs.

We see a great need to strengthen welfare in other areas as well.

It is incredibly important that in the investments that are made going forward, one also looks at those who have the smallest margins ", writes the party's economic policy spokesperson Janine Alm Ericson to SVT.