Lind downplays tax rises while defending billionaire tax

Green Party spokesperson Amanda Lind is trying to downplay the significance of the party’s proposed tax increases, according to SVT political commentator Mats Knutson.

However, Lind appears determined to push through a so-called billionaire tax, despite Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson dismissing it as “fantasy sums”. Industrialist Jacob Wallenberg has also warned of consequences for Swedish businesses.

This is an analysis. The conclusions are the journalist’s own.