The government will present a revised national budget on Tuesday morning after the parties have been in negotiations for the past three weeks. SV announced that they wanted a boost in benefits, a more socially redistributive budget, as well as a better climate profile, writes NTB. In the negotiations on the revised national budget, SV has received approval to increase child benefit by a total of NOK 2 billion a year. The increase applies to children over the age of 6, and it comes into force from 1 July this year. The increase amounts to around NOK 200 a month per child. – We have negotiated an agreement that both takes the necessary measures on distribution and the environment. One of the major initiatives we have put in place is a permanent increase in child benefit for children over the age of 6, says SV leader Kirsti Bergstø to news ahead of the press conference. – It is money that will go to the children’s trousers and bread, regardless of whether the parents’ income or connection to working life varies, she says. Raising social assistance rates The entire budget agreement will be presented to the Storting later today. The youngest children have received increased child benefit several times in the past, but now it is the turn of the slightly older children. – The KrF was responsible for the previous large increase. This has had a direct impact on figures for child poverty. This is very important, both because child benefit is the single most effective measure if the aim is to combat child poverty. It is not just SV’s opinion, Save the Children and Unicef also say so, says Bergstø. The SV leader points out that this is a universal welfare scheme that goes to everyone. – Child benefit is important for redistribution and to strengthen people’s finances now. It will be an important contribution to strengthening the community, especially now in the animal age, says Bergstø. – I am happy that we are now increasing the child benefit for the country’s pensioners, and that the tax is being reduced for many of the country’s pensioners, says Trygve Slagsvold Vedum to news. SV and the governing parties have also agreed to raise social assistance rates by 10 per cent. – There will be a permanent increase for many people who cannot afford it. And there will be an end to social security recipients losing housing benefit when they are paid in arrears for the social security settlement, says SV’s fiscal policy spokesperson Kari Elisabeth Kaski. Minister of Finance and leader of the Center Party Trygve Slagsvold Vedum said in Politisk kvarter on news this morning that there will be an agreement today. The agreement between the government parties Ap and Sp and SV should have been reached late last night. The leader of the Center Party, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, said in Politisk kvarter on news this morning that there will be an agreement today. – It will land in a good way today. There will be new and important measures for families with children and those who need to be seen extra, says Vedum. The agreement has not been formally confirmed by the parties. But according to what news learns, SV has approved a budget agreement with the governing parties. The agreement was approved at a group meeting in SV this morning. NEGOTIATORS: SV’s Kari Elisabeth Kaski and AP’s fiscal policy spokesperson Eigil Knutsen during the start of the negotiations. Photo: Hanna Johre / NTB Climate nut Climate policy was the hardest nut to crack in the run-up to the negotiations. At the same time, SV has demanded a breakthrough in distribution, in the form of increased benefits or support for those who struggle the most in the animal age. – The cooperation Sp, Ap and SV have… Of course we have different views, but we have some common goals. In particular, we will invest extra in those who are affected by the high prices. Various vulnerable groups for which extra funds are put in, says Vedum on Tuesday morning. He points out that they are concerned that the income tax for people should go down, and adds that today they will ensure that the tax for the country’s pensioners goes down. When asked about actual changes in the budget, Vedum is vague in his answers. He believes that there will be further reinforcements of a number of good measures, especially for those who have felt the price rise the hardest. – There will be important measures for families with children and others who need to be seen extra. The Center Party, the Labor Party and SV have worked well together and have taken many measures to strengthen the everyday economy of people, says Vedum. The governing parties presented their budget proposals in mid-May. SV announced that they wanted a boost in benefits, a more socially redistributive budget, as well as a better climate profile, writes NTB. Consideration was also given there to ensure lower taxes for the country’s pensioners. 56 billion extra The backdrop for the negotiations is an unusual revised budget that the government has presented. Last autumn, Vedum grossly missed the forecast for price growth this year. This led to the government having to add 56 oil billion in the budget update, a record sum. It also meant that the budget reaches the politicians’ own limit for using oil money in the budget, namely 3 per cent. As usual, the negotiations on the revised budget have gone solidly overtime. The deadline in the finance committee was already postponed last week, until Wednesday this week. The actual debate on the revised budget for 2023 will take place in the Storting hall next Friday, on the last day of the spring session.
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The government presents a revised national budget on Tuesday – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
