In the event of an election victory, SEK 250 million would go annually to sports associations in vulnerable areas. That was promised by the party leader of the Moderates Ulf Kristersson before the 2022 election.
A few weeks after the election victory, it was announced that the sum would be reduced to SEK 100 million.
“The politicians want light in the tunnel”
Now four football leaders in Rinkeby are seriously critical. One of these is the TV profile Bojan Djordjic who is a coach and board member of Rinkeby United. He says that the worst thing you can do to a person is to make them feel less valuable.
— You do this to be able to point the finger – check these areas! The politicians want light at the end of the tunnel, but what damn light do they offer? It is we ourselves who turn on the light and enter the tunnel every day. We wake up at minus ten and fall asleep at minus one hundred, he tells Aftonbladet.
The money was described as important for young people to stay away from gang crime, and the Moderates highlighted that association life and sports are important players with a large impact in crime prevention.
The answer: Need to agree
To the question of why SEK 250 million became SEK 100 million answers Siri Steijer, the prime minister’s press officer, that in a position of government and in cooperation with other parties it is necessary to agree on which investments should be made.
She adds that the governing parties and SD agree on an investment in a leisure card for children and young people of just over SEK 700 million per year, which must be designed to benefit children in vulnerable areas.
“It is a reform that will be significant and enable more people to take part in sports activities, despite an economically tough situation where many families with children are pressured by high inflation. So overall, the investment in sports in vulnerable areas is significantly more than the 250 million kroner” , says Steijer.