Moderates new proposals – to introduce new qualifying – Aftonbladet

The Moderates want to introduce a new qualifying day.

The goal is to try to counter the soaring cost of health insurance.

– We want to avoid that you end up in the public health insurance unless it is absolutely necessary, says Ulf Krister Petersson (M).

In today unveiled Moderates economic spokesperson Ulf Krister Petersson Party’s new economic policies a working group worked out during the spring. Previously it has been presented several proposals for new reforms.

Krister Petersson said that a major challenge ahead is to counter the sharp rise in costs in the health insurance system. To counter it back would, among other things, introduce a new waiting period, which will be after the 14th day of illness, then it is the State and not the employer who pays the compensation.

– Both sick leave costs and absenteeism increases. That means four billion kronor each year in new costs. And no one does anything, I do not think it is. We put both long-term proposals for changes that we think may have an effect in a few years but we must also make short-term things that puts an end to a constant increase, says Ulf Krister Petersson.

“Only if absolutely necessary”

However, he adds that the reform will not have any huge consequences.

– But we believe that the signal value is important. This affects no common colds at all. But it avoids the risk that it will into the public health insurance scheme and will remain there unless it is absolutely necessary.

At the same time M do if the qualifying period to a qualifying deduction, which it believes is a fairer system. This means that you lose a day’s income, no matter how many hours they would have worked.

The Moderates are also concerned about the growing migration costs. They want to get to, among other things by introducing a simpler form of housing for unaccompanied refugee children.

– We must have a more efficient refugee. We can not have these hideous costs we have seen the last time concerning unaccompanied minors. We propose a very simple form of housing, says Krister Petersson.

He believes that the system does not cost as much money, but still is a good way to receive those who come.

– If we do not with this I am afraid that there will be increased demand that Sweden should not be an open country. It would be bad for Sweden.

Have changed their minds about the UIF

At the same time is also clear that the Conservatives want to raise the compensation rate of the unemployment insurance fund, something it previously received. The increase is significantly lower than that decided by the Government.

– There is a balance. We see a small increase can be reasonable. But I’m afraid that if you raise the UIF too much we will increase unemployment and then the people who could otherwise enter the labor market kept outside.