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The new government was presented on 6 October 2006. The following reforms were proposed:
Communication and transportation:
The tax on automotive fuels will be raised because of inflation adjustment, by 9 öre per litre for gasoline and 6 öre per litre for diesel (excluding VAT).[1]
Culture:
The new government plans to reintroduce entrance fees to the country's 21 state-operated museums.[2]
The reform of the secondary education (gymnasium) which was to take effect from 1 January 2007 will be scrapped and instead the new government will start planning for a deeper reform to take place some time before 2010.[4]
Government agencies:
The following government agencies will be closed down: Swedish Integration Board (Swedish: Integrationsverket), National Institute for Working Life (Swedish: Arbetslivsinstitutet), Swedish Animal Welfare Agency (Swedish: Djurskyddsmyndigheten) and the County Labour Boards (Swedish: länsarbetsnämnderna).[5]
All agencies are being scrutinized for reformation.
Heads of agencies to be made into merit based appointments.
Foreign aid:
The monetary foreign aid's goal and what countries receiving aid is being reconsidered.
Implemented reforms
Working tax cuts
Considerably raised fees for unemployment funds, linked to the rate of unemployment among the members of each fund (introduced January 2007, abolished January 2014) resulting in large membership losses of unemployment funds and trade unions[6][7]
Municipal allowance
Deduction for certain household services, so-called RUT deduction
On 7 October 2006, the day after the new cabinet was announced two of the ministers, the Minister of Foreign TradeMaria Borelius and the Minister for CultureCecilia Stegö Chilò, admitted that they had previously employed persons to take care of their children without paying the appropriate taxes. On 11 October 2006 it came to light that Cecilia Stegö Chilò and her husband had not paid their TV license for the last 16 years. On 12 October 2006 it emerged that two other ministers in the cabinet had neglected to pay the television license; Maria Borelius and the Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, Tobias Billström.[12]Radiotjänst i Kiruna AB, the private agency tasked with collecting the license fee, filed criminal charges against Cecilia Stegö Chilò, Maria Borelius and Tobias Billström.[13]
On 14 October 2006 Maria Borelius resigned as Minister of Foreign Trade. On 16 October 2006, just two days after Maria Borelius' resignation, Minister for Culture Cecilia Stegö Chilò resigned as well.[14]
The Minister for Defence, Mikael Odenberg, resigned on 5 September 2007 as he thought the budget cuts his department would face were to high.[15]
On 29 March 2012 Minister for Defence, Sten Tolgfors, resigned due of his way to deal with the Project Simoom.
Public perception
In public opinion survey conducted by Aftonbladet/Sifo in late 2006, the Swedish public was asked to rate each of the new ministers on a 5-graded scale. The average result for the 22 ministers was 2.93.[16] This is higher than any of the rates that the Social Democratic Persson cabinet ever received during its years in power, and the highest ratings ever since the surveys started in 1996.[17]
From the 2006 Swedish general election the opinions for the Reinfeldt cabinet have declined steadily from a level of about 51% down to a level about 40%,[18] which election researchers generally explain as more than what could be expected due to normal inter-election popularity fall.[citation needed] Center-right newspapers in Sweden criticize the cabinet for not being pedagogically proficient,[citation needed] while the opposition newspapers just connects the impopularity of the cabinet with the scandals and the performed practical politics.[citation needed]
References
^ abTyngre börda för bilismen, Näringsliv24, October 20, 2006 (in Swedish)
^Free museum entry to be abolished (in English), The Local, October 11, 2006.
^Sändningstillstånd kan bli kortare för public service (in English), The Local, October 11, 2006.
^Regeringen stoppar gymnasiereform, Upsala Nya Tidning, October 11, 2006 (in Swedish)
^Fler myndighetsnedläggningar utreds, Svenska Dagbladet, October 23, 2006 (in Swedish)
^Kjellberg, Anders (2009) "The Swedish Ghent system and trade unions under pressure" Transfer no 3-4 2009 (pp. 481–504). ISSN 1024-2589
^Anders Kjellberg (2011) "The Decline in Swedish Union Density since 2007" Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies (NJWLS) Vol. 1. No 1 (August 2011), pp. 67-93
^Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2012-09-13). "Jobb- och tillväxtsatsningar: Sänkt bolagsskatt, investeraravdrag och stärkt rättssäkerhet". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^Ministers could be reported to police over TV fee (in English), The Local, October 12, 2006.
^Ministers reported to police for unpaid TV licences 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine(in English), The Local, October 13, 2006.
^Second Swedish minister resigns 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine(in English), The Local, October 16, 2006.
^Odenbergs avgång en protest mot nedskärningar, Dagens Nyheter, September 5, 2007
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The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt Swedish Regeringen Reinfeldt was the cabinet of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 It was a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre right Alliance for Sweden the Moderate Party Centre Party Liberal People s Party and the Christian Democrats Fredrik Reinfeldt s cabinet52nd Cabinet of SwedenDate formed6 October 2006Date dissolved3 October 2014People and organisationsHead of stateCarl XVI GustafHead of governmentFredrik ReinfeldtDeputy head of governmentMaud Olofsson 2006 2010 Jan Bjorklund 2010 2014 No of ministers25Ministers removed17Member partyModerate PartyLiberal People s Party Centre Party Christian DemocratsStatus in legislatureCoalition majority government 2006 2010 Coalition minority government 2010 2014 HistoryElection s 2006 election 2010 electionPredecessorPersson s cabinetSuccessorLofven s cabinetThe cabinet was installed on 6 October 2006 following the 2006 general election which ousted the Social Democrats after twelve years in power It retained power after the 2010 general election as a minority government and was the longest serving consecutive non social democratic government since the cabinet of Erik Gustaf Bostrom in 1900 It was led by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party Contents 1 Ministers 2 Party breakdown 3 New ministries 4 Policy of the cabinet 5 Implemented reforms 6 Controversies and resignations 7 Public perception 8 References 9 External linksMinisters EditPortfolio Minister Took office Left office PartyPrime Minister s OfficePrime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt6 October 20063 October 2014 ModerateDeputy Prime Ministernot a separate minister postMaud Olofsson6 October 20065 October 2010 CentreJan Bjorklund5 October 20103 October 2014 LiberalsMinister for European AffairsCecilia Malmstrom6 October 200622 January 2010 LiberalsBirgitta Ohlsson2 February 20103 October 2014 LiberalsMinistry of JusticeMinister for JusticeBeatrice Ask6 October 20063 October 2014 ModerateMinister for Migration and Asylum PolicyTobias Billstrom6 October 200629 September 2014 ModerateMinistry for Foreign AffairsMinister for Foreign AffairsCarl Bildt6 October 20063 October 2014 ModerateMinister of Commerce and IndustryMaria Borelius6 October 200614 October 2006 ModerateSten Tolgfors24 October 20066 September 2007 ModerateEwa Bjorling12 September 20073 October 2014 ModerateMinister for International Development CooperationGunilla Carlsson6 October 200617 September 2013 ModerateHillevi Engstrom17 September 20133 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of DefenceMinister for DefenceMikael Odenberg6 October 20065 September 2007 ModerateSten Tolgfors5 September 200729 March 2012 ModerateCatharina Elmsater Svard29 March 201218 April 2012 ModerateKarin Enstrom18 April 20123 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of Health and Social AffairsMinister for Health and Social AffairsGoran Hagglund6 October 20063 October 2014 Christian DemocratsMinister for Elderly and Children WelfareMaria Larsson6 October 20063 October 2014 Christian DemocratsMinister for Public Administration and HousingStefan Attefall5 October 20103 October 2014 Christian DemocratsMinister for Social SecurityCristina Husmark Pehrsson6 October 20065 October 2010 ModerateUlf Kristersson5 October 20103 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of FinanceMinister for FinanceAnders Borg6 October 20063 October 2014 ModerateMinister for Financial MarketsMats Odell6 October 20065 October 2010 Christian DemocratsPeter Norman5 October 20103 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of Education and ResearchMinister for EducationLars Leijonborg6 October 200612 September 2007 LiberalsJan Bjorklund12 September 20073 October 2014 LiberalsMinister for SchoolsJan Bjorklund6 October 200612 September 2007 LiberalsMinister for Higher Education and ResearchLars Leijonborg12 September 200717 June 2009 LiberalsTobias Krantz17 June 20095 October 2010 LiberalsMinister for Gender EqualityNyamko Sabuni5 October 201021 January 2013 LiberalsMaria Arnholm21 January 20133 October 2014 LiberalsMinistry of AgricultureMinister for AgricultureEskil Erlandsson6 October 20063 October 2014 CentreMinistry of the EnvironmentMinister for the EnvironmentAndreas Carlgren6 October 200629 September 2011 CentreLena Ek29 September 20113 October 2014 CentreMinistry of Enterprise Energy and CommunicationsMinister for EnterpriseMaud Olofsson6 October 200629 September 2011 CentreAnnie Loof29 September 20113 October 2014 CentreMinister of IT and EnergyAnna Karin Hatt5 October 20103 October 2014 CentreMinister for InfrastructureAsa Torstensson6 October 20065 October 2010 CentreCatharina Elmsater Svard5 October 20103 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of Integration and Gender EqualityMinister for Integration and Gender EqualityNyamko Sabuni6 October 20065 October 2010 LiberalsMinistry of CultureMinister for CultureCecilia Stego Chilo6 October 200616 October 2006 ModerateLena Adelsohn Liljeroth24 October 20063 October 2014 ModerateMinistry of EmploymentMinister for EmploymentSven Otto Littorin6 October 20067 July 2010 ModerateTobias Billstrom7 July 20105 October 2010 ModerateHillevi Engstrom5 October 201017 September 2013 ModerateElisabeth Svantesson17 September 20133 October 2014 ModerateMinister of IntegrationErik Ullenhag5 October 20103 October 2014 LiberalsParty breakdown EditParty breakdown of cabinet ministers Moderate Party 13Centre Party 4Liberal People s Party 4Christian Democrats 3New ministries EditMinistry of Employment belonged to the Ministry of Industry Employment and Communications in the cabinet of Goran Persson Ministry of Culture belonged to the Ministry of Education and Culture in the cabinet of Goran Persson Ministry of Environment was before called the Ministry of Sustainable Development Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality belonged to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Goran Persson Policy of the cabinet EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 The new government was presented on 6 October 2006 The following reforms were proposed Communication and transportation The tax on automotive fuels will be raised because of inflation adjustment by 9 ore per litre for gasoline and 6 ore per litre for diesel excluding VAT 1 Culture The new government plans to reintroduce entrance fees to the country s 21 state operated museums 2 Third party liability premiums for vehicle insurance will be raised 1 The current operator s license for the public service broadcasters Sveriges Television Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio will come up for renegotiation in three years instead of six as negotiated with the outgoing government 3 Education The reform of the secondary education gymnasium which was to take effect from 1 January 2007 will be scrapped and instead the new government will start planning for a deeper reform to take place some time before 2010 4 Government agencies The following government agencies will be closed down Swedish Integration Board Swedish Integrationsverket National Institute for Working Life Swedish Arbetslivsinstitutet Swedish Animal Welfare Agency Swedish Djurskyddsmyndigheten and the County Labour Boards Swedish lansarbetsnamnderna 5 All agencies are being scrutinized for reformation Heads of agencies to be made into merit based appointments Foreign aid The monetary foreign aid s goal and what countries receiving aid is being reconsidered Implemented reforms EditWorking tax cuts Considerably raised fees for unemployment funds linked to the rate of unemployment among the members of each fund introduced January 2007 abolished January 2014 resulting in large membership losses of unemployment funds and trade unions 6 7 Municipal allowance Deduction for certain household services so called RUT deduction Abolished compulsory military service High Schools reforms and new grading system for the entire school system Reforming the legal framework of the National Defence Radio Establishment FRA law Implemented the Enforcement Directive IPRED Defence Act of 2009 Abolished the state monopoly on pharmaceuticals Deregulated railroad traffic 8 Radio frequencies for mobile broadband in 800 MHz band 9 Liberalisation of the Alcohol Law Abolition of the Swedish Cinema Office Abolition of compulsory student union 10 Deductability of gifts to nonprofit organisations Reforms of the health insurance system Decreased restaurant VAT from 25 to 12 percent to the same level as for any other food Legalisation of same sex marriage Corporate tax rate lowered from 26 3 to 22 11 Controversies and resignations EditSee also Minister affair at the announcement of the Reinfeldt cabinet On 7 October 2006 the day after the new cabinet was announced two of the ministers the Minister of Foreign Trade Maria Borelius and the Minister for Culture Cecilia Stego Chilo admitted that they had previously employed persons to take care of their children without paying the appropriate taxes On 11 October 2006 it came to light that Cecilia Stego Chilo and her husband had not paid their TV license for the last 16 years On 12 October 2006 it emerged that two other ministers in the cabinet had neglected to pay the television license Maria Borelius and the Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom 12 Radiotjanst i Kiruna AB the private agency tasked with collecting the license fee filed criminal charges against Cecilia Stego Chilo Maria Borelius and Tobias Billstrom 13 On 14 October 2006 Maria Borelius resigned as Minister of Foreign Trade On 16 October 2006 just two days after Maria Borelius resignation Minister for Culture Cecilia Stego Chilo resigned as well 14 The Minister for Defence Mikael Odenberg resigned on 5 September 2007 as he thought the budget cuts his department would face were to high 15 On 29 March 2012 Minister for Defence Sten Tolgfors resigned due of his way to deal with the Project Simoom Public perception EditIn public opinion survey conducted by Aftonbladet Sifo in late 2006 the Swedish public was asked to rate each of the new ministers on a 5 graded scale The average result for the 22 ministers was 2 93 16 This is higher than any of the rates that the Social Democratic Persson cabinet ever received during its years in power and the highest ratings ever since the surveys started in 1996 17 From the 2006 Swedish general election the opinions for the Reinfeldt cabinet have declined steadily from a level of about 51 down to a level about 40 18 which election researchers generally explain as more than what could be expected due to normal inter election popularity fall citation needed Center right newspapers in Sweden criticize the cabinet for not being pedagogically proficient citation needed while the opposition newspapers just connects the impopularity of the cabinet with the scandals and the performed practical politics citation needed References Edit a b Tyngre borda for bilismen Naringsliv24 October 20 2006 in Swedish Free museum entry to be abolished in English The Local October 11 2006 Sandningstillstand kan bli kortare for public service in English The Local October 11 2006 Regeringen stoppar gymnasiereform Upsala Nya Tidning October 11 2006 in Swedish Fler myndighetsnedlaggningar utreds Svenska Dagbladet October 23 2006 in Swedish Kjellberg Anders 2009 The Swedish Ghent system and trade unions under pressure Transfer no 3 4 2009 pp 481 504 ISSN 1024 2589 Anders Kjellberg 2011 The Decline in Swedish Union Density since 2007 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies NJWLS Vol 1 No 1 August 2011 pp 67 93 Startpage 20 September 2017 http www dn se debatt tv branschens ensamratt till frekvensutrymme bryts 1 687636 dead link Startpage 20 September 2017 Regeringskansliet Regeringen och 2012 09 13 Jobb och tillvaxtsatsningar Sankt bolagsskatt investeraravdrag och starkt rattssakerhet Regeringskansliet in Swedish Retrieved 2017 11 10 Ministers could be reported to police over TV fee in English The Local October 12 2006 Ministers reported to police for unpaid TV licences Archived 2007 03 10 at the Wayback Machine in English The Local October 13 2006 Second Swedish minister resigns Archived 2012 04 19 at the Wayback Machine in English The Local October 16 2006 Odenbergs avgang en protest mot nedskarningar Dagens Nyheter September 5 2007 Aftonbladet January 4 2007 not online Erixon Dick Hogsta betyg for svensk regering nagonsin January 10 2007 Synovate Temo Opinion researchExternal links EditThe Government and the Government Offices of Sweden Statement of Government Policy 6 October 2006 Preceded byPersson Cabinet of Sweden2006 2014 Succeeded byLofven Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reinfeldt Cabinet amp oldid 1117427691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
