The Social Democrats want to increase the pensions for around 600,000 of the country’s pensioners.
In the long run, the investment should bring thousands of dollars in the wallet, according to the responsible minister, who intends to let the employers finance the cost of approximately SEK 20 billion per year. The investment comes with just over two weeks left until the election.
Watch Ardalan Shekarabi (S), Minister of Social Security, tell more in the player above