No tax increase in Kristianstad – to take from municipal treasury

In total, around 8 billion crowns will be allocated to municipal boards and governing bodies in 2024. This will take place without an increase in tax.

– Taxes should not increase when there is a rise in the cost of living, says Ian Fernheden (SD).

The board has therefore committed itself to zero profitability, which means moving away from the goal of achieving 1-2 per cent of the total revenue.

An additional measure that is being taken to finance this is to take 22 million crowns from Kristianstad's municipal company. It is the parent company of ABK and C4 Energi, among others.

The Health and Social Care Committee will receive an extra 33 million crowns. This includes an investment of 11 million to complete the “äldreomsorgslyftet” – a government initiative to increase training in health and social care

The Children and Education Committee will receive an extra 15 million to go towards extra study time for pupils, special needs education and digital collaboration tools

The Work and Welfare Committee will receive an extra 7 million towards "self-sufficiency for the people”

2.5 million has been allocated to the Municipal Executive Office to continue with the vibrant city centre" project in Kristianstad city centre

The Rescue Services Committee will receive an extra 1 million to work with risk management

The Technical Committee will receive an extra 1 million for changes in volume and index increases

The Building Committee: 1 million extra (temporary) to hire an administrator to work on the backlog of inspection cases

The Culture and Leisure Committee will receive an extra 1.6 million, with 1 million set aside for initiatives, which associations can apply for. 600,000 crowns will go towards activities for children and young people.

Night football will continue and 300,000 crowns will be set aside for this.

Municipal-wide investments will receive 20 million. 10 million of this will go towards higher food prices in schools and health and social care

3 million will go towards measures to improve safety, in relation IT and civil defence, including an emergency service that is ready for a high alert as a result of the outside world

3 million will go towards safety, which is one of the strategic roadmap's target area, this means working across the administration to increase safety

3 million will also go towards the labour market, a target area in the roadmap. It's about coming up with new ideas in collaboration with actors to get more people into work and strengthen industry, i.e. through job matching.