Well, we can benefit both the climate and the countryside

"Well, we can benefit both the climate and the countryside,"

"Reply from Mattias Goldman on the height of the fuel tax."

"This is an opinion piece. It is the writer who stands for the views that are put forward in the text, not Against."

"the DEBATE. An ambitious climate policy benefits the whole of Sweden's competitiveness if it is properly designed - it is not an “oath” against countryside Christian Ekström, managing director of the association of Taxpayers, claims."

"Ekström claims that the government's “smyghöjningar” of the fuel tax and januariöverenskommelsens green tax shift threatens to raise the price of petrol to “over 20 per gallon”. The facts are that the price of fossil fuels since 2017 annually upwards with the consumer price index (CPI) + 2 percentage points, instead of using only the CPI as in the past. "

"In this year's budget took the Moderates and the Christian democrats away överindexeringen of 2 percentage points, which, according to the Taxpayers, themselves, means “this year's increase instead of the 33 penny 17 penny”. Reinstated överindexeringen, increase increase with these extra pennies, equivalent to about one per cent of the total price at the pump. It is difficult to see it as a lashes towards the countryside."

"the Really big changes are taking place, particularly at the global fluctuations in the price of oil; to protect ourselves against these, we should reduce the dependence on oil. Because the oil, by definition, is imported and almost half – Russian while the biofuels excellent can be produced in Sweden, increases the chances that the benefit of the agricultural and forestry sector when we leave oljeeran behind us."

"the Taxpayers association says that passenger car taxation “stands for far more than its own environmental cost”. As long as the emissions from transport and the car is not in line with the Swedish and global warming, it is an academic question. According to the Swedish transport administration, goes the reduction in emissions from road traffic is far too slow for us to be able to reach the climate target in 2030, seven of parliament's eight parties agreed on."

"Ekström is right that taxes should not be higher than they need to in order to reach the goals we agreed on, and that those in rural areas that lack alternatives to the car will not be affected. But the attack on the green tax shift, which contributes to both reduced emissions and new jobs, is irrelevant. The taxpayer may, instead, constructively and in collaboration with the us influence the politicians to:"

"the Taxpayers' commitment for greater climate justice is very much welcome. But their arguments are loosely based and not particularly constructive. Let us together end up with the right for an inclusive klimatomställning for the benefit of all – including the countryside!"

"nMattias Goldman, ceo of the think tank Fores"

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