Skellefteå is experiencing rapid growth and has increased its tax revenue by over SEK 400 million in the past year. The municipal council believes that this enables increased investment in schools, care and social care.
– We must ensure good welfare. That is the soft value of having a growing municipality, says municipal councilor Lorents Burman (S).
Although Northvolt is shaking and has notified 1,000 people in Skellefteå, the budget proposal still includes investments of over SEK 10 billion over ten years.
– The basic conditions look good in the long term. There will probably be both ups and downs. We shouldn’t expect anything else in the next ten years, says Lorents Burman (S).
Residential and industrial
However, expectations are slightly adjusted when it comes to land for housing and new businesses. The roughly one billion kroner that is now set aside is slightly less than in last year’s budget.
– We still have lots that we have not yet managed to allocate or sell. But it is still a significant sum, says first deputy municipal councilor Evelina Fahelsson (S).
The opposition critical
The moderates’ group leader Andreas Löwenhöök is critical of the majority’s budget proposal and believes that the school receives too few resources.
– There must be room for adjustment. Investments in school and education are absolutely central, together with a better business climate. The latter is missing from the majority’s proposal, he says.
The alliance parties in Skellefteå will present their shadow budget proposal next week.