Published 16 April 2024 at 07.55
EU. In addition to a very well-adjusted fee, MEPs also receive “office money” of over SEK 56,000. But half of the Swedish parties refuse to tell how these tax funds are spent, reports SVT Nyheter.
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The monthly payments of approximately SEK 56,000 are made to EU members for “general expenses” such as technical equipment, printed matter and representation.
< p>However, there is no body that oversees how the tax money is used, nor is there any obligation to report surpluses or pay back money that is left over.
Despite previous statements about supporting “openness”, several Swedish members refuse to show their receipts. The Social Democrats, the Moderates, the Christian Democrats and the Sweden Democrats are among those who refuse to share the information with SVT, while the Liberals, the Center Party, the Green Party and the Left Party allow the journalists to examine the receipts.
The Center Party's top candidate Emma Wiesner is one of the politicians who actually reports how she has used the “office money”.
– These are enormous sums. I think it's regrettable that more colleagues don't choose to be open and transparent, because it breeds contempt for politicians, she tells SVT.
An EU parliamentarian gets close to SEK 91,000 after tax a month as his own. fee”. In addition to the office expenses, the salary also includes, among other things, a tax-free “daily allowance” of the equivalent of SEK 4,000 per day during the days when the politician actually performs some form of work.
Many politicians in the EU Parliament also take the opportunity to put a fringe on existence by accepting various forms of bribes from lobbyists.