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Jokkmokk's social committee gives up - does not want to save ten million kronor
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Jokkmokk's social committee has made a very unusual decision: Not to present savings in the budget of ten million kronor.
- It is very difficult to cope with it. Now a collective approach is required, says vice chairman Susanne Almqvist (V).
Jokkmokk municipality continues to shrink and according to Statistics Sweden, the municipality will lose another 4,500 inhabitants by 2030. Therefore, large savings are expected in the committees' budgets.
"The municipal board can save" The
Social Welfare Board must save ten million kronor and that means structural changes, ie that operations are closed down.
- We have made the decision to transfer the business priorities in the budget to the municipal board because we believe that it is very difficult to come to a conclusion on how we should save ten million kronor on our operations. Now a united approach is required in the municipality, says the committee's vice chairman Susanne Almqvist (V).
"Large centralisations"
Municipal councilor Robert Bernhardsson (S) is surprised by the committee's decision and he believes that the committee has abdicated if it does not take its responsibility for the economy.
- I've never seen anything like it. You have to work more constructively than that in a committee. I know that they have been working for several months with savings of between seven and ten million kronor, but those proposals have not been considered, he says.
He believes that there will be a time of large annual savings if no more jobs are established in the municipality, such as after a mine opening in Kallak.
- It means big grips. We probably need to centralize a lot of operations to reduce costs, says Bernhardsson.
He believes, among other things, that there may be fewer units in both elderly care and school.
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