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Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Warns of an Inflationary Winter

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Independence Party leader Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir sharply criticized the government’s budget proposal, saying it would impose higher charges on households and businesses.
  • She said the government plans to raise nearly 23 billion Icelandic krónur through new taxes and charges, while increasing the kilometer fee by almost 16%.
  • Hafsteinsdóttir said households and companies are still waiting for promised lower inflation and interest rates.

Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir says Iceland is heading toward an inflationary winter. The Independence Party chairwoman strongly criticized the government’s budget bill, arguing that it would place heavier burdens on households and businesses.

“Last autumn, the prime minister promised an autumn of value creation. It became a spring of interest-rate increases, and now we are heading for an inflationary winter,” Hafsteinsdóttir wrote in a Facebook post.

Last autumn, the prime minister promised an autumn of value creation. It became a spring of interest-rate increases, and now we are heading for an inflationary winter.

· Guðrún HafsteinsdóttirShe used the phrase in a Facebook post criticizing the government’s budget proposal.

She said the government intends to collect nearly 23 billion Icelandic krónur through new taxes and charges, on top of tax increases already introduced. She also pointed to a planned increase of almost 16% in the kilometer fee.

A balanced budget is of course an important goal. But higher charges on the people of this country cannot replace lasting restraint in government operations. No nation has taxed itself into prosperity.

· Guðrún HafsteinsdóttirShe argued that higher taxes and charges should not substitute for spending restraint.

“A balanced budget is of course an important goal. But higher charges on the people of this country cannot replace lasting restraint in government operations. No nation has taxed itself into prosperity,” she wrote.

Hafsteinsdóttir said households and businesses were still waiting for the government to deliver on promises of lower inflation and interest rates. “I sincerely hope this budget bill delivers on those promises. Unfortunately, everything points to the opposite.”

I sincerely hope this budget bill delivers on those promises. Unfortunately, everything points to the opposite.

· Guðrún HafsteinsdóttirShe referred to government promises of lower inflation and interest rates.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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