Guarantee model

The plan requires that redistribution from state to municipality and region increases and that welfare exists everywhere and for everyone, citing that tax cuts have forced local politicians to cut. A state guarantee model that protects schools, healthcare, and care during economic downturns directly responds to this commitment. The plan does not comment on the deliberation order in the Government Offices.

• increased redistribution to municipalitiesdecisive»Omfördelningen från stat till region och kommun måste öka och särskild hänsyn ska tas till de många kommuner och regioner som idag inte får ihop sin ekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Redistribution from state to region and municipality must increase and special consideration must be given to the many municipalities and regions that today cannot balance their budgets”
• protect municipalities from cuts»I takt med att skatterna på de mest förmögna minskat ökar trycket på lokal- och regionalpolitiker att höja skatten för att slippa skära ner ytterligare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As taxes on the most affluent have decreased, pressure has increased on local and regional politicians to raise taxes to avoid further cuts.”
• universal welfare throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”
• equivalent municipal conditions»alla kommuner och landsting ska ha likvärdiga förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“all municipalities and county councils must have equivalent conditions”

The plan's decisive commitment is to continue increasing state contributions to municipalities and regions and to choose increased welfare resources over large tax cuts. A state guarantee model that protects schools, healthcare and care during economic downturns realizes this, and the party programme sees economic policy as an active cyclical instrument that should stimulate in recessions. The requirement for urgency fits within the plan's ambition for equivalent welfare throughout the country.

• increased state grantsdecisive»Vi vill fortsätta öka statens bidrag till kommuner och regioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue increasing state contributions to municipalities and regions.”
• welfare before tax cuts»En avgörande fråga i höstens val är om vi ska fortsätta öka resurserna till välfärden, eller om stora skattesänkningar ska gå före.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A crucial question in autumn's election is whether we should continue to increase resources to welfare, or whether large tax cuts should take precedence.”
• active cyclical policy»ekonomin i överhettningssituationer och stimulerar i lågkonjunkturer« (party programme ↗)“the economy in overheating situations and stimulates in recessions”
• equivalent welfare throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equivalent access to schools, healthcare and care.”

Worldstate weighed in: Weak economic conditions (barometer 87.5 and unemployment 8.1 percent) — makes the plan's requirement to protect welfare during economic downturns acute and strengthens support for a guarantee model

The plan requires the state to use preventive fiscal policy to dampen economic fluctuations and to provide equal economic conditions for municipal service throughout the country. Welfare services within healthcare, education and care shall be offered on equal terms and according to need, which argues against quality declining when the tax base falls. A state guarantee model that protects precisely these activities during economic downturns is therefore in line with the plan.

• the state shall dampen economic fluctuationsdecisive»dämpa effekter av konjunkturvariationer och verka för stabila priser« (party programme ↗)“dampen the effects of economic fluctuations and work for stable prices”
• equivalent municipal service»Ett väl fungerande skattesystem ska ge likvärdiga ekonomiska förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning tax system shall provide equal economic conditions”
• welfare on equal terms»Välfärdstjänster inom vård, skola och omsorg ska« (party programme ↗)“Welfare services within healthcare, education and care shall”

Worldstate weighed in: Business survey index 87.5 and policy rate 4.0 per cent — Weak economic conditions make the protection of school, healthcare and care services more acute and strengthen the case for a guarantee model

The plan requires that public service and welfare be equivalent and reliable throughout the country regardless of where one lives, and it explicitly favours governance instruments such as a well-functioning tax equalisation system to give all parts of the country equivalent conditions. A state guarantee model that protects school, health and care against economic downturns aligns with this and with the desire to make small municipalities less vulnerable. The plan values regions' principal authority, but the counter-proposal does not move responsibility to the state but strengthens planning preconditions.

• equivalent welfare throughout the countrydecisive»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet. Alla ska ha en trygg polisnärvaro, en likvärdig skola och en trygg och nära vård och omsorg — oavsett var de bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country. Everyone shall have secure police presence, an equivalent school and secure and close health and care — regardless of where they live.”
• equalisation between municipalities»Exempel på sådana styrmedel är ett väl fungerande skatteutjämningssystem« (party programme ↗)“Examples of such governance instruments are a well-functioning tax equalisation system”
• reduce small municipalities' vulnerability»och gör små kommuner mindre sårbara« (party programme ↗)“and make small municipalities less vulnerable”
• preserved regional principal authority»Ansvaret för vården ska inte flyttas från regionerna till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Responsibility for care shall not be moved from regions to the state.”

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 Liberals want the state to take over financing responsibility for among other things schools and disability support services and to even out municipalities' financial conditions, precisely so that welfare quality shall not depend on where one lives. A state guarantee model that protects schools, healthcare and care in economic downturns is in line with that commitment and with the requirement for predictability. The plan mentions no guarantee model, so the stance is derived.

• state financing responsibilitydecisive»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equal conditions and taxes by shifting financing responsibility for among other things schools and disability support services to the state.”
• state school allowance»I ett första steg kommer vi att införa en statlig skolpeng som ger likvärdiga villkor i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As a first step we will introduce a state school allowance that provides equal conditions across the country”
• equal welfare across the country»Oavsett bostadsort har individer rätt att få likvärdig kvalitet på vården, omsorgen, socialtjänsten och andra« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of residence, individuals have the right to receive equal-quality care, support, social services and other”
• equalisation with growth incentives»Utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“The equalisation system shall contain incentives for growth.”

Worldstate weighed in: Economic downturn with high inflation and interest rate 4 per cent — Actualises the plan's requirement for equal welfare and predictable planning conditions for municipalities

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 establishes that it is a state task to support municipalities unable to fulfill their statutory duties and that the equalization system shall be state-run, which comes close to a state guarantee model during economic downturns. Protecting the quality of schools, health and care is moreover the plan's stated priority. Trusteeship requires long-term planning conditions.

• state responsibility for municipalities' core dutiesdecisive»Det är en statlig uppgift att stödja kommuner som« (party programme ↗)“It is a state task to support municipalities which”
• state equalization»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader« (party programme ↗)“The system for municipal equalization shall be state-run and designed so that the consequences of differences”
• long-term planning conditions»Förvaltarskapsprincipen hjälper oss att tänka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle helps us think long term”
• state responsibility for welfare's core»Avskaffa regionernas ansvar för sjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish regions' responsibility for health care.”

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's fiscal policy commitment is to safeguard the surplus target and that all new promises must be financed, while the justice system, defence and welfare are singled out as the priorities that crowd out other things. A state guarantee model to maintain municipal revenues during economic downturns is a new and explicit state commitment of precisely the kind the plan says must wait. Thus the plan speaks against the counter-proposal's requirements.

• safeguard fiscal policy frameworkdecisive»Överskottsmålet ska värnas och det är inte aktuellt att övergå till ett balansmål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The surplus target shall be safeguarded and it is not current to move to a balance target.”
• hard priorities required»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The large needs within the justice system, defence and welfare place great demands on priorities in the years to come.”
• new commitments must wait»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what needs to be done – and what can wait.”
• strong public finances»Statens finanser ska vara starka.« (party programme ↗)“The state's finances shall be strong.”

The plan states that the municipality's or region's finances shall not determine the quality of care and shall ensure that public allocations secure police, healthcare, schools and care regardless of where in the country one lives. It also describes a municipal sector that long-term lacks resources for the welfare task. A state guarantee model that protects schools, care and services during economic downturns thereby aligns with the plan's commitment, even though the model as such is not mentioned.

• quality independent of municipal financesdecisive»kommunens eller stadsdelens ekonomi får inte vara avgörande för vilken kvalitet av vård och omsorg« (party programme ↗)“the municipality's or district's finances shall not be decisive for the quality of care”
• welfare prioritised across the whole country»Offentliga anslag ska i första hand fokuseras för att stärka välfärdens hjärta genom höjda pensioner och medel som säkerställer att polis, sjukvård, skola och omsorg oavsett var i landet man bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public allocations shall primarily be focused on strengthening the heart of welfare through increased pensions and means that ensure police, healthcare, schools and care regardless of where in the country one lives.”
• municipal sector resource shortage»en kommunsektor som långsiktigt inte bedöms ha resurser för att klara välfärdsuppdraget« (2022 manifesto ↗)“a municipal sector that long-term is not considered to have resources to cope with the welfare task”
• national quality requirements»Nationella kvalitetskrav inom vård och omsorg måste finnas och får inte underskridas.« (party programme ↗)“National quality requirements within care must exist and shall not be undercut.”

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.