Anders Borg: Raise the property tax together with the SD

A ”comprehensive tax reform” is on the political agenda. According to the settlement agreement between S, MP, C and L, including the marginal tax rates be lowered and the environment - and klimatskatterna be increased.

The first steps are taken already at the next turn of the year. Then the abolition of the so-called värnskatten, which is paid on incomes in excess of less than 60.000 dollars a month.

, now a senior advisor to the teknikbolaget Ipsoft, is critical to the idea to implement a major reform as the only parties in the so-called januariavtalet stand behind.

" I believe that you need to do a broader tax reform. You need to include at least the whole of the alliance because these are very big questions that need to be addressed for a long time, " he said to DN at a seminar at Stockholm school of Economics on Tuesday.

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He is also concerned about how the parties should pay for all of the measures are on the agenda. In addition, the results of the tax reforms to be fair, the view of Anders Borg.

– You can't take away värnskatten and fund it with the height of the gasoline tax. Then you have created an explosive political situation with the yellow vests that would pop up in the Stockholm city centre.

the reduction in tax for high earners should, according to the former finance minister is not paid by the ordinary wage and salary earners and retirees.

But he also warns that raising the kapitalinkomstskatterna. It would, says Anders Borg, worsen the business climate and scare entrepreneurs.

– The only reasonable out of fördelningspolitisk point of view, is to do something on the fastighetssidan.

was chancellor of the exchequer, abolished the controversial real estate tax and instead introduced a lower municipal fee. But now he is convinced that a raise is necessary.

– It would be best if it could be made as wide as possible, and include all parties. Otherwise it will not be politically stable.

As Borg sees it, would a increase of the property tax be simpler if the sweden democrats also included in the agreement, which he explained to the audience during his speech at the school of Economics:

" I think it would be an advantage to try to get into SD in such a settlement. Otherwise we get a fastighetsskattepopulistiskt party on the edge.