2024-12-172024/25:NU1 · p.1NUBusiness & energy
Goals for tourism policy within the Business Policy area
Goal for tourism policy
What's at stake: A dedicated goal could direct clearer efforts toward an industry that employs a high share of young people and people born abroad and matters for rural areas, but the decision also concerns how the government's overall goal-and-results structure for enterprise policy should look.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should reinstate a specific goal for tourism policy, which was dropped to simplify the goal structure, or whether the absence of a separate tourism goal should remain.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that the previous goal for tourism policy was dropped in order to simplify the enterprise-policy goal structure and the goal-and-results dialogue, and the committee holds no different view than the one presented at that time. The committee therefore sees no reason to propose reinstating a specific goal for tourism policy and rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S)
The reservation (S) wants the Riksdag to take the initiative to reinstate a goal for the tourism industry, formulated as sustainable tourism with sustainable travel and a sustainable, competitive visitor industry that grows and contributes to employment and attractive places across the country. The reasoning is that the visitor industry strengthens Sweden's image abroad and contributes to trade and investment, gives people in rural and sparsely populated areas greater opportunities for prosperity, and employs a high share of young people and people born abroad, making it an important engine of integration; a dedicated goal would, in the reservation's view, make it possible to target efforts more clearly at the industry.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/93/0/13 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 16/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| L | Yes | Yes 14/0/0/2 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | Yes | Yes 17/0/0/2 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motion 2024/25:3136 by Fredrik Olovsson et al. (S) amendment 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2024/25:3136 av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: Approximately 8.3 billion kronor from the state budget for 2025 will go to the Business Expenditure Area. The Riksdag approved the government's budget proposal for the area. Most of the money, just over 3.4 billion kronor, goes to the Innovation System Agency: Research and Development appropriation. The second largest appropriation, the Institutes' Strategic Competence Funds, receives 881,268 million kronor. The Export Promotion Measures appropriation receives just over 484,367 million kronor. The Riksdag also approves proposals for authorizations regarding economic commitments and on changing the assignment for AB Göta kanalbolag. The Riksdag says no to seven proposals from the general motion period 2024 that include, among other things, alternative budget proposals. The Riksdag decides on the state budget in two steps. First, the framework for the 27 expenditure areas in the budget is decided. The Riksdag decided this on 27 November 2024. Subsequently, in a second step, the Riksdag determines how the money should be distributed within each expenditure area. This decision concerns step two in the decision process.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to re-establish a goal for tourism policy. (S) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan does not address the goal structure of tourism policy.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address the goal structure of tourism policy. The closest commitments are that the countryside shall not be emptied, that services and work shall exist throughout the country, and that full employment is an overriding goal. A goal for sustainable tourism that creates employment and attractive places throughout the country does not conflict with this, but the basis in the plan is weak.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte turismpolitikens målstruktur. Närmast ligger åtagandena att landsbygden inte ska utarmas, att service och arbete ska finnas i hela landet och att full sysselsättning är ett överordnat mål. Ett mål om hållbar turism som ger sysselsättning och attraktiva platser i hela landet strider inte mot detta, men underlaget i planen är svagt.
- living countrysidedecisive»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, we have a common interest in the countryside not being emptied.”
- full employment»Ändå är det bara ett parti i riksdagen som har en politik för full sysselsättning – Vänsterpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Yet it is only one party in the Riksdag that has a policy for full employment – the Left Party.”
- conditions for serious businesses»Vi vill se goda villkor för sunda företag« (party programme ↗)“We want to see good conditions for sound businesses”
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 mention tourism policy, but full employment is the overarching goal and the entire country shall be able to live and develop.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not mention tourism policy, but full employment is the overarching goal and the entire country shall be able to live and develop. A goal of a sustainable and growing visitor industry providing jobs in sparsely populated areas and for foreign-born people aligns with these commitments and with the will to strengthen the conditions for enterprise. The conclusion is therefore derived from general commitments, not from an explicit position on tourism targets.
Original (Swedish)
Planen nämner inte turismpolitiken, men full sysselsättning är det övergripande målet och hela landet ska kunna leva och utvecklas. Ett mål om en hållbar och växande besöksnäring som ger jobb i glesbygd och åt utlandsfödda ligger i linje med dessa åtaganden och med viljan att stärka förutsättningarna för företagande. Slutsatsen är därför härledd ur allmänna åtaganden, inte ur ett uttalat ställningstagande om turismmål.
- full employmentdecisive»Full sysselsättning är vårt övergripande mål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Full employment is our overarching goal.”
- the entire country shall live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the entire country being able to live and develop.”
- conditions for enterprise»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for enterprise and innovation.”
- work for foreign-born»Fler insatser krävs för att utlandsfödda kvinnor ska komma i arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More efforts are needed for foreign-born women to come into work”
The counter-proposal's goal is formulated as sustainable tourism with sustainable travel, and the plan views this type of visitor economy positively: modern eco-tourism can provide many green jobs and culture strengthens rural areas' attractiveness and visitor economy.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal's goal is formulated as sustainable tourism with sustainable travel, and the plan views this type of visitor economy positively: modern eco-tourism can provide many green jobs and culture strengthens rural areas' attractiveness and visitor economy. At the same time, the plan wishes to reduce air travel and rejects growth as an aim in itself, which makes the support conditional and uncertain. The plan says nothing about the goal structure in business policy.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslagets mål är formulerat som hållbar turism med ett hållbart resande, och planen ser positivt på just den sortens besöksnäring: modern ekoturism kan ge många gröna jobb och kultur stärker landsbygdens attraktionskraft och besöksnäring. Samtidigt vill planen minska flygresandet och avvisar tillväxt som mål i sig, vilket gör stödet villkorat och osäkert. Planen säger inget om målstrukturen i näringspolitiken.
- sustainable eco-tourism creates jobsdecisive»Investeringar i natur- och kulturmiljövård samt utveckling av modern ekoturism kan ge många gröna jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Investments in nature and cultural environment care and development of modern eco-tourism can provide many green jobs.”
- visitor economy in rural areas»Kultur bidrar till landsbygdens attraktionskraft och främjar inflyttning och besöksnäring.« (party programme ↗)“Culture contributes to rural areas' attractiveness and promotes migration and visitor economy.”
- reduced air travel»minska flygets utsläpp — höja flygskatten, minska flygresandet och skynda på omställningen till förnybara bränslen, elektrobränslen och elflyg för de flygresor som inte kan ersättas på annat sätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce aviation emissions — raise the aviation tax, reduce air travel and accelerate the transition to renewable fuels, electric fuels and electric aircraft for those flights that cannot be replaced in other ways.”
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 election manifesto raises tourism as significant for the development of the whole country and wants it to be able to continue to grow, not least through farm sales and better communications.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto raises tourism as significant for the development of the whole country and wants it to be able to continue to grow, not least through farm sales and better communications. The counter-proposal's demand for a goal for a sustainable and competitive tourism that grows throughout the country is directly in line with that. The plan does not take a position on the goal structure as such.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lyfter besöksnäringen som betydelsefull för hela landets utveckling och vill att den ska kunna fortsätta växa, bland annat genom gårdsförsäljning och bättre kommunikationer. Motförslagets krav på ett mål om en hållbar och konkurrenskraftig besöksnäring som växer i hela landet ligger direkt i linje med det. Planen tar inte ställning till målstrukturen som sådan.
- growing tourism throughout the countrydecisive»Besöksnäringen har stor betydelse för hela landets utveckling, och för att den ska kunna fortsätta växa krävs också bättre kommunikationer och infrastruktur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tourism is of great importance to the development of the whole country, and for it to continue to grow also requires better communications and infrastructure.”
- strengthened tourism in rural areas»Det är orimligt att lokala producenter av alkoholhaltiga drycker inte kan sälja sina produkter till besökare. Tillåt gårdsförsäljning av alkohol för att stärka besöksnäringen och utveckla landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is unreasonable that local producers of alcoholic beverages cannot sell their products to visitors. Allow farm sales of alcohol to strengthen the tourism industry and develop rural areas.”
- sustainable tourism creates jobs»Naturnära turism och upplevelser kan skapa både förståelse för miljöutmaningarna och nya jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Nature-based tourism and experiences can create both understanding of environmental challenges and new jobs.”
- enterprise as integration driver»Småföretagen är också nyckeln till att lösa många av de problem Sverige står inför, som arbetslösheten och den bristande integrationen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Small businesses are also the key to solving many of the problems Sweden faces, such as unemployment and poor integration.”
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 contains no goal for tourism policy.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan contains no goal for tourism policy. Its business policy method is general conditions for business throughout the country rather than sector-specific policy goals, and liberalism according to the party programme sets a clear limit for public power. Based on these closest principles, the plan argues against reintroducing a specific goal for the tourism industry, but the basis is weak.
Original (Swedish)
Planen innehåller inget mål för turismpolitiken. Dess näringspolitiska metod är generella villkor för företagande i hela landet snarare än branschvisa politiska mål, och liberalismen sätter enligt partiprogrammet en tydlig gräns för den offentliga makten. Utifrån dessa närmast liggande principer talar planen mot att återinföra ett särskilt mål för turismnäringen, men underlaget är svagt.
- general business conditionsdecisive»Fler företagare och entreprenörer skapar fler jobb och mer välstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More entrepreneurs create more jobs and more prosperity.”
- limited political power»Liberalismen sätter en tydlig gräns för den offentliga makten.« (party programme ↗)“Liberalism sets a clear limit for public power.”
- tourism policy at national level»EU:s kultur-, turism- och mediepolitik ska till största delen återföras till nationell nivå.« (party programme ↗)“EU's culture, tourism and media policy shall to a large extent be returned to national level.”
The plan's main line of business policy is that policy shall be conducted with general means that create good conditions for enterprise across the country, and that direct business subsidies are rejected.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's main line of business policy is that policy shall be conducted with general means that create good conditions for enterprise across the country, and that direct business subsidies are rejected. A reintroduced special goal for a single industry goes against the general direction. That all of Sweden shall live speaks at the same time for the importance of the tourism industry, but does not bear the requirement for its own tourism policy goal.
Original (Swedish)
Planens näringspolitiska huvudlinje är att politiken ska bedrivas med generella medel som skapar goda förutsättningar för företagande i hela landet, och att direkta företagssubventioner avvisas. Ett återinfört särskilt mål för en enskild näring bryter mot den generella inriktningen. Att hela Sverige ska leva talar samtidigt för besöksnäringens betydelse, men bär inte kravet på ett eget turismpolitiskt mål.
- general business policydecisive»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel,« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted with general means,”
- no targeted subsidies»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct business subsidies are rejected.”
- all of Sweden shall live»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall live and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society”
- active regional policy»Regionalpolitiken ska medverka till att en god grund« (party programme ↗)“Regional policy shall contribute to a good foundation”
The plan's business policy is based on general conditions – lower taxes, less red tape and a free business economy – not on special political objectives for individual sectors.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's business policy is based on general conditions – lower taxes, less red tape and a free business economy – not on special political objectives for individual sectors. Reinstating a separate target for the tourism industry is therefore at odds with the plan's line that politics shall prioritize and choose against and that a large state produces a weaker society. The documents do not mention tourism policy, which is why the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planens näringspolitik bygger på generella villkor – lägre skatter, mindre regelkrångel och ett fritt näringsliv – inte på särskilda politiska mål för enskilda branscher. Att återinföra ett eget mål för turismnäringen ligger därför fel i förhållande till planens linje att politiken ska prioritera och välja bort och att en stor stat ger ett svagare samhälle. Dokumenten nämner inte turismpolitiken, varför ställningstagandet är härlett.
- free business ahead of regulationdecisive»Moderaterna vill bygga ett land där ett fritt näringsliv skapar ett välstånd som kommer alla till del.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to build a country where a free business economy creates prosperity that benefits everyone.”
- politics shall prioritize»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose against,”
- limited state ambition»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
- simplify for companies»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
The plan explicitly points out the enormous potential for recreation and tourism in the countryside and wants to facilitate business throughout the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly points out the enormous potential for recreation and tourism in the countryside and wants to facilitate business throughout the country. A reinstated goal for a growing and competitive tourism industry that creates employment and attractive places across the country aligns with that commitment and with the plan's ambition to strengthen Sweden's position in international trade. The plan says nothing, however, about the goal structure within business policy.
Original (Swedish)
Planen pekar uttryckligen ut potentialen för rekreation och turism på landsbygden som enorm och vill underlätta för näringsliv i hela landet. Ett återinfört mål för en växande och konkurrenskraftig besöksnäring som ger sysselsättning och attraktiva platser i hela landet ligger i linje med det åtagandet och med planens ambition att stärka Sveriges ställning i handeln. Planen säger däremot inget om målstrukturen inom näringspolitiken.
- tourism value in rural areasdecisive»Värdet på mineraler i marken, på skogar och potentialen för rekreation och turism är enorm på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The value of minerals in the ground, of forests, and the potential for recreation and tourism is enormous in the countryside.”
- business across the country»Underlätta för industri och näringsliv i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate industry and business throughout the country”
- policy for all of Sweden»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”
- strengthened international position»Förbättra Sveriges ställning på den internationella marknaden och i handel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve Sweden's position on the international market and in trade”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:NU1)
- Committee report full text (HC01NU1)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1914 — Utgiftsområde 24 Näringsliv av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:2140 — Utgiftsområde 24 Näringsliv av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3104 — Utgiftsområde 24 Näringsliv av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:3107 — Internationell samverkan av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3136 — Utgiftsområde 24 Näringsliv av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S)
- Proposition 2024/25:1 — Budgetpropositionen för 2025
Source: The Swedish Parliament