Purra considered the EUR 370 million spending cuts announced by the government to be insignificant.
“Of course, it’s no surprise that the government will solve its problems by borrowing – or driving its problems to the next government,” he said.
He stressed that the government should get the priorities right. “For example, we will continue to implement the world’s most ambitious climate policy and feed hundreds of millions into development aid projects, such as climate change projects in Africa. The deep-rooted problems of public finances that existed before the crises are being written off with debt and taxes. ”
Basic Finns also criticized the decision to increase certain social security benefits, arguing that it would not alleviate the situation of wage earners struggling with rising energy prices.
The opposition party expressed support for more than two billion euros in defense spending between 2023 and 2026.
A similar analysis was provided by the National Coalition Party.
Kai MykkänenThe chairman of the parliamentary group of the right-wing opposition party thanked the government for the increase in defense spending and expressed concern about the increase in the public debt burden, especially due to the prevailing inflation landscape.
“Interest rates have already started to rise. As a mathematical exercise: even a one percent increase would raise interest costs by a billion in the next few years, ”he wrote. “It is now clear that rescuing welfare services will be left to the next government.”
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Source: The Nordic Page