The Swedish mining and steel industry launches reform proposals

Open-pit-mining. Photo: Creative Commons, credit: Jan Mailander

The Swedish mining and steel industry launches twelve joint reform proposals for enhanced competitiveness.

The proposals concern, inter alia, securing industrial life up to 2045, introducing 74 tons of lorries on a major road network, and bringing together forces on vocational training. Meet us in the Almedalen Industrial Area or in the # Stålstugan for more information.

 The mining and steel industry in Sweden has evaluated the past term of office and listed the best, worst and most lacking reforms. Based on this, twelve concrete reform proposals for the future have been developed.

Some important reform proposals are:

Secure industrial life over mandate periods. Research and investment money is crucial for industry to reach the goal of fossil freedom 2045.

Drop mileage tax and allow 74-ton lorries on major road networks. The industry is dependent on efficient transport. Criminal taxes do not rural businesses but favor climate-friendly solutions instead.

Strengthen vocational training. Industry's skills supply is crucial to competitiveness, so we need a system where the education reflects the needs of the labor market.

Effective and lawful state processes. There must be high environmental requirements for mining and steel operations, and at the same time, it must be efficient and lawful licensing processes.

Drop fiscal treasures in a green suit. Automatic counting of, for example, carbon dioxide tax is low in relation to reduced emissions in industry.

Instead, climate-smart transport should be promoted.
Read all the reform proposals here: www.jernkontoret.se/tolvreformer