Missing 700 million: How does the coalition intend to get the calculation up

Like a flash of light from a clear sky, the news came that the Faroe Islands should secede from the commonwealth. Social Democratic voters who in the last parliamentary elections thought they would vote for a coalition party now learn that they did not. Even MPs from the party, who as recently as this week have said publicly that this is not about a solution, must now divide the grass and realize that it is precisely a solution that is on the agenda. The voter is rigged!

Many unanswered questions

But what does this mean for the Faroese?

When the sovereign government intended to resolve 25 years ago, there were many questions, and I assume that these questions are still relevant.

· What about citizenship?

· What kind of passport should Faroese have?

· Will Faroese be able to sail as skippers on Danish ships?

· Should the Faroe Islands have an independent membership in NATO (and pay 5% of GDP – 1.4 billion ISK in annual membership fee)?

· What about access to education in Denmark?

· What about access to Danish hospitals?

Many other questions were also raised, and I assume that all of this can still be answered.

And then there’s the government budget. I have heard some commentators say that the government budget is much smaller now than it was then. That’s right – and yet!

At that time, the National Treasury had a deficit of between ISK 600 and 700 million. ISK per year, and the block grant amounted to one billion. So it was missing only 300 to 400 million. in, so that the proceeds covered the block coefficient. Now the block grant is ISK 567 million. but the National Treasury has only 200 million. ISK in deficit, so now maybe only 700 million are missing. in. What does the government intend to do to make that calculation work?

And what about the judiciary and the police, which the Danes are pulling out of the bloc? What do the five parties plan to do about it?

I know many Social Democrats (including MPs) who do not support a solution. They must have a very bitter taste in their mouths these days.  

Helgi Abrahamsen, Member of Parliament for the Union Party