More people need to start contributing

For transparency and my own agenda, I strongly dislike our previous government, the Social Democrats with the support of the Green Party and the tacit acceptance of the Left Party, who ruled Sweden for 8 years. At the last election, I voted for the current government.

The city and municipality of Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city. The municipality has been governed by the Social Democrats for the past 30 years with a break between 2018-2022. The municipality receives grants from the Swedish state through the municipal equalization system.

The purpose of the municipal equalization system is noble and was created so that small municipalities and regions with few municipal residents and thus low municipal tax revenues can provide statutory important and costly functions, such as healthcare, school, police and more.

That both Sweden's second largest and third largest city with a large number of inhabitants, measured by Swedish standards, are allowed to take part in the municipal equalization system indicates that something is wrong in these cities. As a large city, you should contribute to the system, not burden it.

Stockholm City and Municipality is one of the very few municipalities that contributes to the municipal equalization system.

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money," - Margaret Thatcher.