“After all, we have agreed in the preliminary phase [of the coalition formation process] that the goal set in the Climate Act for 2035 remains unchanged,” he added, answering a question about whether all issues, including the carbon neutral goal, are on the table in the coalition negotiations he leads.
The Swedish People’s Party has previously stated that the condition for its participation in the government coalition is that the coalition not only remains committed, but also actively works towards the goal.
However, Orpo estimated on Monday that the next government will probably work towards the goal with different measures than its predecessor.
“If we are able to form a government with this composition, I am sure we will resort to different measures, given our belief in, for example, the market economy,” he commented, refusing to speculate on the measures.
He added that the government strives for measures that do not cause anyone an increase in costs and do not weaken competitiveness.
Orpo also offered a straightforward answer to the question of development cooperation appropriations. He stated that all expenditure items must be examined in the coalition negotiations in the light of the economic situation and added that it is only a guarantee of cutting development cooperation appropriations.
โIt’s really quite clear that we’re reducing them. But how much, in what time frame and how, they will be discussed in the negotiations.”
Both the Christian Democrats and the Swedish People’s Party have expressed their opposition to cutting development cooperation funds. Anna-Maja HenrikssonThe chairman of the Swedish People’s Party stated last week that the party is not ready to make major budget cuts, but would prefer to increase them to 0.7% of the gross national income, in line with the commitments made to the EU as well as to the EU. he UN
Increasing the appropriations to 0.7 percent of the national income is also a goal for the Christian Democrats.
Fundamental Finns, on the other hand, aim to cut funding for development cooperation. Jussi Halla-ahothe former chairman of the populist right-wing party, stated a week ago that the party aims to make the largest possible cuts to development cooperation funds in the coalition negotiations.
Aleksi Teivainen โ HT
Source: The Nordic Page