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https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/sverige-sager-nej-till-hojd-eu-avgift
https://www.svd.se/darfor-kan-sveriges-eu-avgift-oka-40-procent
Sweden says no to increase of EU fee.
Billions are at stake when Sweden negotiates the new EU fee. The European Commission believes that Sweden pays too little, compared to the size of our economy. This is despite the fact that every Swede pays significantly more in EU fees, than an average EU citizen does.
Now in September, negotiations on the EU's next budget, which will apply from 2021, are starting to get serious. The European Commission wants Sweden to pay more than the approximately 41 billion we paid last year to the EU.
EU Commission's calculator shows that Sweden pays a tenth less of the country's economy - measured in GNP - compared to the average of the EU countries.
However, if one chooses to pay the EU tax per inhabitant in Sweden, it will end up at approximately SEK 4000 per person. That is about SEK 1100 more than the average EU citizen pays.
- We do not think the Commission is right when they claim that we will pay up to 40 percent more. This needs to be redone, EU Minister Hans Dahlgren (S) tells SVT.
The fact that Sweden pays relatively much per person is because we are a country with few inhabitants - but with a strong economy. In addition, the Commission wants Sweden to pay more to cover the hole after Great Britain. But even if there is no so-called Brexit, more money is needed, the Commission claims.
Katarina Areskoug Mascarenhas is the head of the EU Commission in Sweden.
Why should Sweden pay more?
- One reason is that the UK and their contribution to the budget will disappear. We must compensate for this by paying others a little more. The world is also becoming more complicated and we need more money for migration, climate, security and so on.
Does Sweden have the opportunity to say no to increased fees?
- It's a negotiation, but Sweden is likely to pay more than you do today, but how much more is unclear. Sweden has pushed the issue that countries that do not receive refugees should be punished with reduced EU subsidies. The European Commission has turned to this argument and instead wants countries that receive migrants to be rewarded with extra EU contributions. The effect is thus similar.
Today at work we had visit from one who has worked with the UN for a few years and I was not aware that Sweden together with 4 other countries (Norway, Denmark and UK) are the only countries in the UN to reach the 0.7% UN aid spending target. The big discussion was Russia, which is a member of the Security Council, but is a nation that hardly pays anything. Comparing to the USA that pays 20 times more. All this talk about countries that do not take responsibility got me thinking about why such a small country like Sweden should always keep words and follow the rules when the rest do not? The same thing we do in this bad deal that is the EU. We are pushed and at some point we will explode.
I am hereby officially a supporter of the growing crowd who want a referendum on Sweden's future in the EU.
https://www.svd.se/darfor-kan-sveriges-eu-avgift-oka-40-procent
Sweden says no to increase of EU fee.
Billions are at stake when Sweden negotiates the new EU fee. The European Commission believes that Sweden pays too little, compared to the size of our economy. This is despite the fact that every Swede pays significantly more in EU fees, than an average EU citizen does.
Now in September, negotiations on the EU's next budget, which will apply from 2021, are starting to get serious. The European Commission wants Sweden to pay more than the approximately 41 billion we paid last year to the EU.
EU Commission's calculator shows that Sweden pays a tenth less of the country's economy - measured in GNP - compared to the average of the EU countries.
However, if one chooses to pay the EU tax per inhabitant in Sweden, it will end up at approximately SEK 4000 per person. That is about SEK 1100 more than the average EU citizen pays.
- We do not think the Commission is right when they claim that we will pay up to 40 percent more. This needs to be redone, EU Minister Hans Dahlgren (S) tells SVT.
The fact that Sweden pays relatively much per person is because we are a country with few inhabitants - but with a strong economy. In addition, the Commission wants Sweden to pay more to cover the hole after Great Britain. But even if there is no so-called Brexit, more money is needed, the Commission claims.
Katarina Areskoug Mascarenhas is the head of the EU Commission in Sweden.
Why should Sweden pay more?
- One reason is that the UK and their contribution to the budget will disappear. We must compensate for this by paying others a little more. The world is also becoming more complicated and we need more money for migration, climate, security and so on.
Does Sweden have the opportunity to say no to increased fees?
- It's a negotiation, but Sweden is likely to pay more than you do today, but how much more is unclear. Sweden has pushed the issue that countries that do not receive refugees should be punished with reduced EU subsidies. The European Commission has turned to this argument and instead wants countries that receive migrants to be rewarded with extra EU contributions. The effect is thus similar.
Today at work we had visit from one who has worked with the UN for a few years and I was not aware that Sweden together with 4 other countries (Norway, Denmark and UK) are the only countries in the UN to reach the 0.7% UN aid spending target. The big discussion was Russia, which is a member of the Security Council, but is a nation that hardly pays anything. Comparing to the USA that pays 20 times more. All this talk about countries that do not take responsibility got me thinking about why such a small country like Sweden should always keep words and follow the rules when the rest do not? The same thing we do in this bad deal that is the EU. We are pushed and at some point we will explode.
I am hereby officially a supporter of the growing crowd who want a referendum on Sweden's future in the EU.
