Minister of Finance Against the People
30. September 2026
VR, LÍV and Fagfélögin strongly object to the arguments put forward by Minister of Finance Daði Már Kristófersson in an interview with Vísir. There, the Minister describes criticism of the Government’s tax and fee increases as a demand for “short-term gains” at the expense of society’s long-term interests.
September without a resolution
30. September 2026
By early March, it had become clear that the assumptions underlying the collective agreements were less likely to hold than had generally been expected. Inflation was rising. Public-sector fees had increased, price rises by companies had become an almost daily occurrence, and there was still no sign of the long-awaited action on housing, which is the largest driver of inflation.
