Economic conditions for members of the Riksdag

The plan does not address Riksdag members' fees. The most relevant principle is that the party turns against an arrangement where a small rich elite pulls away and that democracy shall be made into the people's power over society, which speaks for keeping fees down and linking them to an objective standard and for abolishing extra fees. The conclusion is thus based solely on general equality and democracy principles.

• not a rich elitedecisive»Ett parti som står upp för oss alla, inte bara en liten rik elit.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A party that stands up for all of us, not just a small rich elite.”
• the people's power over society»Demokratin är mer än allmän rösträtt och formella friheter« (party programme ↗)“Democracy is more than universal suffrage and formal freedoms”
• resistance to income gaps»Samtidigt tjänar en direktör över 60 gånger mer än en arbetare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time a director earns over 60 times more than a worker.”

The documents do not address elected officials' fees. The closest principle is the programme's requirement that elected representatives should reflect the population's composition and that trust in democracy is built on citizens being able to trust the elected politicians. Based on that principle, the plan leans toward the counter-proposal's line that fees should be kept at a level that does not create a trust gap, but still makes the task possible for more people.

• elected representatives should reflect the peopledecisive»Våra folkvalda ska avspegla befolkningens sammansättning.« (party programme ↗)“Our elected representatives should reflect the population's composition.”
• confidence in elected representatives»Tilliten till demokratin bygger på att medborgarna kan lita på att de valda politikerna« (party programme ↗)“Trust in democracy is built on citizens being able to trust the elected politicians”
• value representative democracy»Den representativa demokratin är det mest effektiva demokratiska beslutssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“Representative democracy is the most effective democratic decision-making system.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address Riksdag members' remuneration. The most closely related principle is the party programme's requirement that everyone should be able to work politically during some part of their life, the rotation principle and that citizens should always be able to scrutinise power. A transparent, standardised remuneration without additional charges is closer to that principle than today's system, which is why the counter-proposal's demand is supported with low confidence.

• everyone should be able to work politicallydecisive»att arbeta politiskt under någon del av livet. För att« (party programme ↗)“to work politically during some part of their life. In order to”
• citizen scrutiny of power»kunna granska makten. Alla former av korruption« (party programme ↗)“be able to scrutinise power. All forms of corruption”
• rotation against power concentration»en rotationsprincip. För att öka möjligheterna för« (party programme ↗)“a rotation principle. To increase opportunities for”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about the pay of Riksdag members. The closest commitments are that policy should make prudent use of taxpayers' money and that confidence in democratic institutions should be strengthened through increased transparency and stricter rules against corruption. This speaks for a clear and restrained pay arrangement that reduces the trust gap, but the conclusion rests on general principles.

• prudent use of public fundsdecisive»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should make prudent use of taxpayers' money.”
• transparency and anti-corruption»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent. Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become even more transparent. We want to establish an anti-corruption agency, strengthen rules against corruption and introduce a lobby register.”
• openness against abuse of power»Öppenhet och transparens är grundförutsättningar för frihet, demokrati och för att förhindra korruption och övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Openness and transparency are basic prerequisites for freedom, democracy and for preventing corruption and abuse.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address the compensation of members of parliament. The closest principle is that democracy requires that citizens want and dare to engage politically and that the voters' power over who gets the positions shall be strengthened; a reduction and schematization of compensation risks rather narrowing who can take on the task. The position is therefore derived from a general principle and uncertain.

• broad political engagementdecisive»Demokratin förutsätter att medborgare vill och vågar engagera sig politiskt.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy requires that citizens want and dare to engage politically.”
• strengthened voter power»För att förstärka väljarens makt ska procentspärrarna i personvalet sänkas« (party programme ↗)“In order to strengthen the voter's power, the percentage barriers in the personal vote shall be lowered”

The plan does not address MPs' fees. Closest lying principle is the virtue of moderation, which the election manifesto lifts together with integrity and stewardship, together with the warning that the desire for power, status or money can blind. From this, a fee tied to a price base amount and abolished special fees have support, since confidence between elected officials and citizens shall be valued.

• moderation and integritydecisive»förvaltarskap, hederlighet, måttfullhet och jämställdhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stewardship, integrity, moderation and equality”
• moderation as virtue»Måttfullhet innebär att förnuftet bör råda« (party programme ↗)“Moderation means that reason should rule”
• counter abuse of power»Det måste finnas effektiva medel mot maktmiss« (party programme ↗)“There must be effective means against abuse of power”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about parliamentary members' fees. The nearest principle is that Sweden shall have a living political life where people are willing to devote time and energy to positions of trust, which speaks against lowering and reducing compensation. The demand for respect for tax funds points the other way, but is not sufficient to carry the counter-proposal.

• living political lifedecisive»Sverige ska ha ett levande politiskt liv« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a living political life”
• respect for tax funds»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”
• responsibility follows public power»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil servant responsibility so that you as a taxpayer know that with all public exercise of power follows a responsibility for the decisions that are made”

The documents say nothing about parliamentary members' salaries. The nearest-lying principle is that respect for taxpayers' money should permeate all public activity and that unnecessary public expenditures should be scaled back, and that democratic legitimacy is strengthened when decisions are brought closer to citizens. A salary linked to the price base amount and eliminated extra allowances, motivated by reducing the trust gap, is in line with that.

• respect for tax moneydecisive»Centralt för partiet är att respekt för skattebetalarnas pengar och strävan efter ett minimum av byråkrati« (party programme ↗)“Central to the party is respect for taxpayers' money and aspiration for a minimum of bureaucracy”
• reduce unnecessary expenditures»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale back unnecessary expenditures in the public sector”
• democratic legitimacy»För att öka den demokratiska legitimiteten bör beslut så långt det går föras närmre medborgarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To increase democratic legitimacy, decisions should, as far as possible, be brought closer to citizens.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.