The number 21.46 in the municipal tax cannot be written in stone

Nor the size of the municipality income He was, impressively enough, familiar to them. About 7 billion SEK is the answer for 2022.

No party, except for the Left, wants to raise or lower the tax. It says something about their desire for change and imagination. Unfortunately, the status quo is the guiding light.

it is good Politicians are trying to stay within the current budget framework, but it would be helpful if more of them turned in stone to investigate whether tax dollars were being used for things sensibly and in an efficient manner.

During the election campaign, there was a bidding policy where the responsible justice minister calls 50,000 policemen at the last minute. In the Skåne district, S and M compete to see who will hire the most.

Which political leaders ask the relevant questions: Do public servants work smart? Do they have the right organization and conditions? good insight? Given the ridiculously long passport, police investigations and care waiting lists, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Politicians in municipalities and regions are responsible for the central activities in welfare: school and social care. The absolute majority of municipal budgets go to this. In Kristianstad, 40 percent is used for preschool and school, about a third is for seniors and people with disabilities, and a tenth goes to social support.

These are important numbers to take with you when you go to vote on Sunday. Partly to claim responsibility, and partly to indicate a direction for future priorities.

So what do the parties want? Doing in Kristianstad during the next period? I visited the polling booths in the square to see the materials the two parties were distributing to the enthusiastic speculators passing by.

In the dossier I received from Moderates, it actually says under Camilla Palm’s photo: “Zero tolerance for wasting taxpayer money.” The party proposes that all spending in the municipality be critically reviewed based on interest and focus on core activities.

It would be nice if this actually happened, but let me doubt that this would be the case. Very few politicians and civil servants have the energy to reduce or completely stop spending money on things that already exist. Even questioning the financial support of obscure associations can provoke protests in various forums. It is easier then to prepare more and more employees.

If the coalition continues to trust Kristianstad’s rule, we can hope it will pass every budget line item. Is it a priority? general mission? Are we solving the task the right way?

First of all, is it possible to reduce council tax? It affects all families, as those on lower incomes will find it more difficult during the harsh recession it is now attracting.

In Great Britain elected On Monday Liz Truss is the new Conservative Party leader and prime minister. She says in her program tax cuts To encourage more job opportunities and improve economic development. She is highly critical of the impossibility thinkers and the very large state.

Imagine if Sweden and Kristianstad had more politicians in this position.

Sophia Nierbrand is the political editor. follow her Twitter.