Today, a decision was made on a new support package for sports.
The government agrees with C and L to give sports SEK 335 million.
The money covers January and February 2021.
- It's a good start.
We have requested two billion for a whole year and receive the corresponding amount recalculated in two months.
Good start, but more is needed, says RF's chairman Björn Eriksson.
If you had been allowed to wish freely ...?
- I would prefer to have two billion in a full year with the opportunity to come back if the scenario gets worse.
But it's like that at Christmas time, you do not get all the Christmas presents you point to.
I still received a gift, and it is very welcome, says chairman Björn Eriksson to SVT Sport.
What is the benefit of an annual basis?
- Above all, that we can think about the quarters.
If you compensate quarterly or a few months, we lose the dynamics in the long term.
I believe that compensation is needed for all vulnerable associations, but it also requires a change in sports.
The pandemic or its side effects will continue and it is often better to have slightly longer planning cycles.
I expect to submit a material on January 19 that will shed quite light on these issues.
"I'm not sad or angry"
There will soon be a vaccine against covid-19.
That may be one reason for today's announcement.
- I think so.
It is also the case that many general support runs for two months and then the sport, which is small in this context, has to adapt to the rules of the game.
I'm not sad or angry, but I think in the long run you have to think in longer terms, says Björn Eriksson.
- When the vaccine, those effects will probably not give any major improvement until you are at the end of 2021, at best.