Sweden: Committee wishes to increase competitiveness in road transport

31.03.2017

Sweden: Committee wishes to increase competitiveness in road transport
Transportnet.se, 31 Mar 2017, online:-
The committee on transport in the Swedish parliament has concluded that there is a need to launch an investigation in order to hastily increase competitiveness in the Swedish road cargo transport industry. The committee wants the parliament to urge the government to launch such an investigation. The committee argues that this sector is important as it accounted for nearly 4% of the total Swedish GDP in 2015. However, it is facing intense competition from foreign road transport companies with lower wages and less strict regulations. Illegal activities in Sweden also means increased competition for legal Swedish operators. The Social Democrats, the Green Party and the Left Party have voiced opposition to the idea of an investigation launched by the government.
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