The Tidö parties agree that parties should not be allowed to make money from lotteries – something that would hit S hard, which receives almost half of the income from lottery operations, something that The Express be the first to tell.
The Social Democrats react strongly to the proposal, which would hit the party coffers hard.
– That the government and SD want to use political power to make it more difficult for the opposition with targeted legislation is recognized by countries with a more dubious view of democracy, says party secretary Tobias Baudin (S) about the proposal.
The Tidö parties want to investigate the issue, and the SD wants to see new legislation on the party lots as early as next year.
– We have warned about this authoritarian slide in the past and now it shows in practice, says Tobias Baudin (S) further.
SD driving the issue
Tobias Andersson (SD), who sits on the Riksdag’s economic committee, thinks that S has “rigged” the system for the party itself so that it could make money. SD also had plans to sell lottery tickets, but according to Tobias Andersson says that they realized that it was morally wrong.
But can’t all parties make use of these rules?
– You can, but the other parties have chosen not to do it in the same way and to the same extent. The Sweden Democrats have considered selling lottery tickets, but have concluded that we cannot defend doing just that.
Do you think it is positive that the Social Democrats’ party fund is almost halved?
– I think so. Because there is no other party that lacks morals and scruples to the extent that it has chosen to exploit gambling addicts with debts, says Tobias Andersson (SD).
Tobias Baudin from the Social Democrats thought that moves like this are similar to what is done in authoritarian societies, what do you think about that?
– Had Hungary, for example, chosen to set up a system where political parties can make money from something that a commercial actor cannot, in order to exclusively benefit the party in power, then I think the Social Democrats would have criticized it. Now they have chosen to build that model for themselves in Sweden instead, says Tobias Andersson (SD).