Government proposes cuts to welfare services and social security
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The government has proposed cuts to services provided by the wellbeing services counties and to social security benefits. The aim is to strengthen public finances. According to the proposals, savings of up to 11 billion euros could be accumulated.
Welfare services, such as healthcare and social services, fall under the responsibility of the wellbeing services counties. The government's proposals also concern social security benefits. Social security benefits are supports that people receive, for example, when they are unemployed, sick, or retired.
The government justifies its proposals by the state of public finances. State expenditure has exceeded revenue for several years, and the government wants to reduce this deficit. At the same time, the cuts would affect many Finns, so they raise questions about their effects in everyday life.
No final decisions have been made yet. The proposals are being debated in Parliament and elsewhere in society. Readers are advised to follow the news, as more detailed information and possible changes will become clear later.
Sources: Daily Finland
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