– When will the prime minister start taking this seriously? There are several disturbing features of the crime. We see a violent development in youth crime across the country, says Listhaug to news. – The last time I challenged Støre on Swedish conditions, he tried to brush it off and thought the debate belonged more in the Swedish Riksdag than in the Storting, claims the FRP leader. She is worried that the Swedish gang war may have spread to Norway. – Now we see that Swedish criminal networks are unfortunately well established in Norway. The shooting yesterday in Moss and the bomb that went off in Drøbak may be related to Swedish gang criminals, says Listhaug. Disturbing In his response to the Frp leader, Støre said that he follows the situation in Moss closely: – It is deeply disturbing that there is shooting near a sports facility where children are training and parents are picking them up. We must take that very seriously, he said. Confronted with the claim from Støre, Støre replies: – I still believe that “Swedish conditions” is a main topic in Sweden’s Riksdag, but it is a very unclear term, Sweden must deal with its challenges in Sweden, Støre said and continued: – Crime is cross-border. The criminal networks and violence we have seen in Sweden are very unique to Sweden. We are nowhere near that scale. Støre claimed that the government has focused on gang crime “from day 1” and said that the police take the challenge from Swedish criminals seriously. – What we have seen in Moss, what we have seen in Drøbak: That is not how we want it in Norway, he said. The Foxtrot network A man in his 30s was shot at Mossehallen in central Moss just before 5pm on Tuesday. No one has been arrested or charged in the case. The Swedish Foxtrot network is a central topic in the investigation, news confirmed on Tuesday evening. The police believe the network can be linked to one or more of those involved. news is not aware of whether it concerns the man who was shot, or the person or persons who shot him. – It is too early to say that this is about an exact network, said prosecutor Christian Finnanger yesterday. The police are holding a new press conference about the case today at 1 p.m. CRIME: The shooting in Moss this week was the topic of the Storting’s oral question time today. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB The Progress Party has set aside NOK 150 million in earmarked funds in its alternative state budget, which will go towards a separate investment against gang crime. When the question of gang crime came up in question time last month, Støre pointed out that the government allocated NOK 200 million for efforts against gang crime in its first state budget. – Of these, NOK 40 million went particularly to Oslo, and in this budget we have added NOK 15 million to more visible police, said Støre, who added that the government has also created 20 new service stations, including at Mortensrud in Oslo. Economy The Progressive Party is the second party after the Conservative Party in the oral question time that starts at 10 a.m. The two largest opposition parties will also challenge Støre about the economic situation. As the red-green negotiations on next year’s state budget enter a decisive phase, private finances are an acute concern for many Norwegians. – Does the Prime Minister think that it was the turn of ordinary people as the Labor Party promised in the election campaign two years ago, asked Frp leader Sylvi Listhaug. – Yes, we have prioritized ordinary people. We have prioritized schemes to help people, said Støre and pointed to the electricity subsidy and cuts in nursery prices as well as increased investment in social benefits such as housing benefit, social assistance and the child allowance for the disabled. – Prices have risen in Norway, but less than the countries around us. Interest rates have risen in Norway, but less than the countries around us, Støre said. ECONOMY: Right-wing leader Erna Solberg discussed child benefit with the prime minister today. Photo: Cornelius Poppe / NTB Will increase child benefit 150,000 Norwegian households are “in bad shape financially”, according to a recent report from the Consumer Research Institute SIFO. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Norwegians are anxiously waiting for another interest rate jump from Norges Bank in December. Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg highlighted her own commitment to increased child benefit in her question to Støre. – Increased child benefit benefits everyone, including those with low incomes, said Solberg and added that the increase in child benefit has come about through a settlement in the Storting, not at the initiative of the government. She also reminded that in its budget proposal for 2024 the government chose not to adjust the price of child benefit. – Here, representative Solberg is focused on child benefit as the one measure. I think it will be too narrow in relation to the breadth we should have in order to have a good and socially redistributive policy, said Støre. He emphasized that the most important thing for the government is to ensure that price inflation goes down, so that the interest rate does not have to be increased further. Dissatisfaction with the government’s efforts to help people with their personal finances was the most important reason for the Labor Party’s weak election, according to an internal evaluation. Labor failed to give voters security in a time of crisis, is the conclusion.
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