“We needed to do something about the budget deficit”
Budget Deficit Decrease
Proposed by Konservativa · Passed 11 Jun 2023
Rationale
We must lower our annual deficit
Figures show the previous budget where they changed the new value.
Annual Spending
| Category | $ per capita | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Welfare | $1,562 $1,250 | $35.0bn $28.0bn | |
| Retirement | $2,009 $1,786 | $45.0bn $40.0bn | |
| Healthcare | $3,348 $3,036 | $75.0bn $68.0bn | |
| Education | $2,321 $1,875 | $52.0bn $42.0bn | |
| Housing | $893 $670 | $20.0bn $15.0bn | |
| Justice, Police & Internal Security | $446 $246 | $10.0bn $5.5bn | |
| Defence | $804 $223 | $18.0bn $5.0bn | |
| Environment & Climate | $446 $67 | $10.0bn $1.5bn | |
| Business Support | $223 | $5.0bn | |
| Arts, Culture & Media | $446 $45 | $10.0bn $1.0bn | |
| Foreign Aid | $67 $0 | $1.5bn $0.0bn | |
| Roads & Highways | $702 $614 | $15.7bn $13.8bn | |
| Public Transport & Rail | $561 $491 | $12.6bn $11.0bn | |
| Energy Infrastructure | $421 $368 | $9.4bn $8.2bn | |
| Ports & Airports | $281 $246 | $6.3bn $5.5bn | |
| Total | $325.5bn $249.5bn |
Vote tally
Rikstag
PassedFor: 522 / 871 filled seats (59.9%) — needs 50.0%
Against: 92 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 257
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Plateform | 76 | Not voted | |
| Konservativa Proposer | 149 | Yes | No reason given |
| RISET | 373 | Yes | We needed to do something about the budget deficit |
| Reform | 27 | Not voted | |
| Vänster | 92 | No | We do not agree with budget cuts on: - social welfare -retirement - justice, police & internal security - education - arts, culture and media We also do not support decreasing the income tax for elite earners because they need to pay their share so that we can uphold our renowned and succesful institutions such as education and social welfare |
| Vänsterpartiet | 20 | Not voted |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We do not agree with budget cuts on: - social welfare -retirement - justice, police & internal security - education - arts, culture and media We also do not support decreasing the income tax for elite earners because they need to pay their share so that we can uphold our renowned and succesful institutions such as education and social welfare”