The reduction obligation is lowered - the business community is hesitant Business life does not deliver a unanimous shout of jubilation after today's announcement of reduced reduction obligations for petrol and diesel from the turn of the year. A reduction was necessary, but the risk is that it goes too far without other investments, are the opinions. On Sunday, the government and the Sweden Democrats (Right wing party) announced that the reduction obligation was reduced to six percent on gasoline and diesel, from today's 7.8 percent for gasoline and 30.5 percent for diesel. Karin Johansson, vice president of Swedish Enterprise, welcomes the reduction. "It goes without saying that we must stand up for the goals, but we do not believe that the reduction obligation at the high level it has been at is cost-effective. It hits individuals and companies too hard," she tells TT. At the same time, Johansson believes that the reduction needs to be compensated by other climate measures. She points out that the reduction could make it more difficult to meet Sweden's emission targets from the EU, and that Sweden should help other countries reach their climate targets via a system similar to the one companies use to trade emissions rights. "We think you should enter into negotiations with other countries, as we can contribute more effectively by supporting other countries in their transition. Then we must still have our sights set on reaching net zero for society as a whole by 2050," says Karin Johansson. She cannot answer whether a reduction obligation of six percent is an appropriate level. "Now it is kept at the EU's minimum level, and below that would not be very reasonable. But where the exact level should be, scholars will argue about that," she says. The transport companies' CEO Marcus Dahlsten believes that the government is going too far with lowering the level to six percent. "We also consider it remarkable that the government does not signal what the development should look like after the mandate period. In such an important issue as the green transition, the transport sector needs clear and long-term rules of the game," he says in a press release. "The calculations show that the government could have returned to the levels that applied when the reduction obligation was introduced and that future development takes more into account the real conditions for, for example, the supply of biofuel," he says. Dahlsten also points out that there are now even stronger reasons to further speed up electrification. In order to cope with the green transition and maintain competitiveness, the government must now present purchase support for electric heavy and light trucks and charging infrastructure. Electricity production must also increase and the electricity grids must be strengthened and expanded, he says. https://www.di.se/nyheter/reduktionsplikten-sanks-naringslivet-tvehagset/