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Swedish PM kicks off election campaign with environment, welfare
Stockholm, Aug 6, 2006 Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson on Sunday kicked off the Social Democrats' election campaign by attacking the conservative opposition on welfare and environmental questions and ruling out tax cuts Sweden goes to the polls on September 17 in a closely-fought election. "It is deeply disappointing that the conservative alliance has no interest in environmental questions," Persson told an audience in Bjoerkvik, southeastern Sweden, in a speech opening the campaign. "They don't think of future generations," he said. Persson also blasted opposition calls for cuts in Sweden's welfare system and said the Social Democrats would increase housing benefits for the people in retirement and early retirement. This would cost one billion kronor (140 million dollars, 108 million euros) and therefore voters should "not count on any tax cuts". Persson also said that it was possible for Swedish unemployment to fall to four percent this autumn and to three percent later without fuelling inflation. Swedish unemployment stood at 6.3 percent in June. Opinion polls indicate that Persson's governing Social Democrats and their parliamentary allies are neck-and-neck with the opposition in the run-up to the September election. A Temo poll, published in June before the Swedish summer break, credited the Social Democrats and their allies, the Left party and the Greens, with a combined 47.2 percent of voting intentions, against 47.6 percent for the centre-right opposition alliance. Other opinion polls published in June also suggest a very tight race. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Coke, Pepsi drinks banned in schools in India's Gujarat state
New Delhi, Aug 6, 2006 India's western state of Gujarat has banned the sale of soft drinks such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola in government schools after environmentalists charged thet had high pesticide levels, a report said Sunday. |
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