Ap vil have jobbpakke til seven billions – Dagbladet.no

Labour proposes in its alternative budget to strengthen the Government’s employment package of three billion.

Nevertheless, using the party less oil money than the government.

– This we get by saying no to large, general tax cuts that are not particularly favorable for the economy, and by reallocate part of government budget, says fiscal spokeswoman Marianne Marthinsen.

Aps alternative budget presented Friday but NTB has disclosed the party’s proposal for measures to increase employment.

The backdrop for job measures is a reduction in the oil sector that provides increased unemployment and pessimism, particularly in western counties. But also in the country as a whole, unemployment has for some time crept upward.

Measures Place

In the labor market takes Ap called for 1,000 more mainstream labor market programs, 1,000 more placements for people with reduced working and a more flexible layoff regulations.

On infrastructure and buildings will Ap use 400 million more in rail and 700 million more on public development in the cities.

– There are both measures for those who lose their jobs as placements and more flexible layoff regulations and measures for companies that are struggling, says Marthinsen.

Ap added the government definition of what constitutes employment measures, based his budget. The government proposed to spend four billion on such measures next year. Ap pluses of 2.9 billion and lands thus of nearly seven billion.

Fewer oil money

In Aps employment package is also allocated over one billion for various initiatives within industry and innovation.

– Many of those who have to go from oil and offshore, are engineers with high technological expertise. Many of them have new ideas to start up businesses, and it is important to facilitate this, says Marthinsen.

The government increased spending will continue vigorously in its proposed budget for 2016 that is now being negotiated in Parliament.

Marthinsen referring to Ap budget presentation Friday for an accurate figure on the party’s oil spending. But she confirms that it will be less than the government’s.

– Nothing is more important for the export industry than to keep track of the economy and controlled the oil spending, she says.

(NTB)