On September 19, the government presented the budget bill for 2025. When the finance minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) announced that the entire 60 billion will be distributed, so there were both winners and losers in the distribution of the money.
Some who were critical of the announcement were PRO. They believe that the budget fails to support members and overlooks the elderly. Åsa Lindestamchairman of the National Association of Pensioners, told TT that she thinks too little money goes to the elderly. It takes more than the 2.5 billion budgeted for, she believes.
– It’s really thumbs down. They are talking about SEK 150 more per month.
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In the government’s budget proposal, the most money is spent on lowering taxes, a whopping 44 percent of the total budget.
But when the pensioners receive only SEK 2.5 billion, the winners are considered to be able to work. By budgeting 11 billion, they want to strengthen the employment tax deduction in the country.
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This is how the 60 billion is distributed
Reduced tax: SEK 26.7 billion (44 percent)
- Enhanced employment tax deduction: 11 mdr
- Reduced tax for pensioners: 2.5 billion
- Abandoned phasing out of the employment tax deduction: 4.7 billion
- Reduced tax on ISK savings: DKK 4.4 billion
- Reduced petrol tax: 3.2 billion
- Abolished flight tax: 0.9 billion
Welfare: 7.5 months (12 percent)
- Care: 4.6 mdr
- School: 2.8 months
- Care: 0.1 month
Total defense : 8.6 months (14 percent)
Environment and climate: 1.3 months (2 percent)
Judiciary: 3.5 months (6 percent)
Infrastructure (road maintenance): 1.6 billion (3 percent)
Research : 1.5 months (3 percent)
Costs of medicines : 5.6 months (9 percent)
Other: approximately 4 months (7 percent)
Summa: About 60 billion (100 percent)
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The Tax Agency backed down on the tax reduction
Earlier this year, the Swedish Tax Agency reported that it is backing down on the issue of tax deductions for green energy. After two rulings in the Tax Court, it has been chosen to approve deductions for batteries that are not only used for storing self-produced electricity.
The swing from the authority meant that more and more people got access to being able to apply for a tax reduction of up to SEK 50,000, per person and year.
As the government now wants to restructure the budget, however, even more people who have chosen to invest in green energy at home by installing solar panels may suffer a serious setback.
The newspaper Vi i villa namely writes that the government wants to lower subsidies for solar cells next year. It will then also become increasingly less profitable for private individuals to sell their self-produced electricity to the electricity trading companies. So if you’re thinking about investing in solar energy, it might be time to think twice – at least what it might mean for your wallet.
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The government has announced that from 1 July 2025 the subsidy for solar cells will be reduced. The tax reduction in its current form covers 20 percent, but next year this will be reduced to only 15 percent.
According to the government, the decision is motivated by the fact that there is another need to stimulate demand for solar cells, which has now decreased.
The newspaper also writes that the tax reduction of 60 öre per kilowatt hour as of January 1, 2026 will be removed entirely.
The tax reduction of 50 percent for installing batteries will remain, however.
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Source: nyheter24.se
