Motion: No money to Victoria's siblings
Robert Hannah from the Liberals Party wants to stop the state's payments to Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip.
In a parliamentary motion, he suggests that only the head of state and the heir to the throne would get part of the annual apanage from the state.
- Taxpayers should not pay for the royal family's shopping sprees, he says.
When the royal family grows, and the grant from the state to the royal family has increased.
- Employment principle should apply to all, even the royal family. The only ones that according to the order of succession have a real mission are the head of state and the heir to the throne. The others have no job and I question why they should then get a share of government money, says Robert Hannah, Member of Parliament for the Liberals.
- The royal family gets more money because there are more members, but they do not make more work for it.
That claim is denied by Margareta Thorgren, the director of the press department in her commentary:
"The grant is in addition to a supplement for improved security, only adjusted in the same way as other government grants to compensate for price and wage increases. Thus, there is no connection between the apanage and the number of members of the royal family".
In the current situation works disbursement of appanage so that the court submits a budget which then forms the basis of how much money royal family receives. Then the king chooses how the money should be divided between family members. Poor management of taxpayers' money, says Hannah, requiring clearer rules.
- Taxpayers should not pay for the royal family's shopping sprees. Give the taxpayers' money for instance for assistance for the disabled, not to one of Sweden's wealthiest families.
That the apanage from the state finances the royal family's shopping sprees is incorrect, says Jan Lindman from the court.
- It is simply not true. The grant pays for the operations of the court in the form of state visits, trips and also the staff, on the court. A smaller part of the apanage goes to the royal family's expenses.
How much of the money goes to each family member is not always obvious. On the contrary, there are conditions.
- For Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine's part they receive a part of the apanage in relation to the amount of official duties they perform at the King's behalf. The grant has not increased when the family has expanded. On the contrary: Now people get more royal activities for the money because there are now more royals and they can do more work. But they do not get more money for it.
Robert Hannah_ Stoppa apanaget till Carl Philip och Madde _ Kungligt _ Expressen