Half of the voters think that the government has done a "bad job" during its ten weeks in power, according to an opinion poll published in DN in December.

Several of the promises made during the election campaign have been criticized for not having been fulfilled, for example the promise of five kroner lower fuel prices at the pump and a high-cost protection for electricity prices that would come into force on November 1.

The model for electricity support was modified and has now been postponed until February.

- I understand the enormous frustration that exists among the Swedish people and that these problems have not been solved, but I think that the vast majority of people understand that it will take time to solve problems that have been developing for a very long time, says Ulf Kristersson in P1 Morning.

Timetable is fixed

On Sunday, it emerged that the Legislative Council rejected the government's proposal to anonymize who is allowed to take part in the electricity subsidy.

Lawyers believe that the proposal was rushed and that there is a lack of information to justify the secrecy.

According to Kristersson, the legal council's criticism will not affect the start of the payments in February.

- We will look at the legislative council's views, but our timetable will be fixed, says Ulf Kristersson (M).

Wider support is not excluded

The money paid out in February is retroactive support calculated from October 2021 to September 2022. When the government and the Sweden Democrats presented the proposal at the end of November, it was clear that it only applies to southern Sweden.

However, Ulf Kristersson does not rule out that any future support may also include the northern parts of the country.

- We are looking at the matter and we do not rule out support in 2023, but I do not intend to make such promises before I know whether it is possible or not, says Ulf Kristersson (M).

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