Construction of the Travel Guarantee Fund

The plan does not address travel guarantee funds. The closest lying principle is that society must always be there for those who need it and that the state can play an active role toward companies, which speaks for a state guarantee during the build-up phase so travelers are not unprotected for several years. At the same time, the plan warns against letting society guarantee private actors' risky business, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• society is theredecisive»Vi vill bygga ett samhälle som alltid finns där för den som behöver det.« (party programme ↗)“We want to build a society that always is there for those who need it.”
• active state role»Staten kan också spela viktiga roller för att hålla företagens« (party programme ↗)“The state can also play important roles in keeping corporate”
• do not guarantee private risks»pressa fram garantier för sina riskfyllda affärer.« (party programme ↗)“press out guarantees for their risky business deals.”

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 travel guarantee system. The closest principle is that society should be strong and protect the person in a vulnerable position, and that protection for consumers should be toughened. A state guarantor during the fund's build-up gives travellers that protection directly instead of in several years, which is why the plan supports the demand. The basis is, however, indirect.

• society protects the vulnerabledecisive»Socialdemokratin vill se ett starkt samhälle som skyddar den som befinner sig i en utsatt position« (party programme ↗)“Social democracy wants to see a strong society that protects the person in a vulnerable position”
• strengthened consumer protection»plattform för att på europeisk nivå skärpa skyddet av miljö, konsumenter och löntagare.« (party programme ↗)“platform for toughening protection of environment, consumers and wage earners at the European level.”
• security for business»Trygghet för småföretagare.« (party programme ↗)“Security for small business owners.”

The plan says nothing about travel guarantees or how such a fund should be set up. The closest principle is that the state must ensure regulations and institutions that make markets work well and provide conditions where individuals would otherwise be unprotected. Based on that principle, a time-limited state guarantee during the establishment phase can be defended, but the basis is weak.

• the state ensures functioning marketsdecisive»Staten ska säkerställa att det finns regelverk och institutioner som ser till att marknader« (party programme ↗)“The state must ensure that there are regulations and institutions that see to it that markets”
• the state's role as enabler»Staten ska ge möjligheter och förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“The state must provide opportunities and conditions”

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 documents do not address travel guarantees or state guarantees to an industry. The closest principle is the election manifesto's demand for order and discipline in the economy, that the fiscal framework must be protected, and that politics must be prudent with taxpayers' money, together with the party programme's demand for frugality with tax revenues. Based on this, the plan does not support the state taking on a guarantee commitment during the fund's establishment.

• order in state financesdecisive»Det finanspolitiska ramverket ska värnas och förstärkas, och Sveriges långsiktiga ekonomiska stabilitet ska försvaras. Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fiscal framework must be protected and strengthened, and Sweden's long-term economic stability must be defended. Politics must be prudent with taxpayers' money.”
• frugality with tax revenues»därför bör skattemedel användas sparsamt« (party programme ↗)“therefore tax revenues should be used frugally”
• responsible economic policy»Ett ansvarsfullt ledarskap som stärker Sveriges ekonomi långsiktigt och försvarar ordning och reda i ekonomin och det finanspolitiska ramverket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Responsible leadership that strengthens Sweden's economy in the long term and defends order and discipline in the economy and the fiscal framework.”

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 is restrictive regarding the public sector taking on commercial risk and emphasizes stable public finances and low state debt as a prerequisite for meeting crises. A state guarantee during the travel guarantee fund's development shifts the industry's risk to taxpayers, which diverges from the plan's line that markets should be regulated with rules of the game rather than with state commitments. The plan's consumer protection ambition pulls in the opposite direction but weighs less.

• restrictive public risk-takingdecisive»Det offentliga ska endast driva affärsverksamhet om det finns ett starkt samhällsintresse.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall only conduct commercial activities if there is a strong public interest.”
• stable public finances»Stabila offentliga finanser och låg statsskuld skapar utrymme för Sverige att möta kriser utan att välfärden hotas.« (party programme ↗)“Stable public finances and low state debt create space for Sweden to meet crises without the welfare system being threatened.”
• rules of the game before state support»Marknadsekonomin kräver spelregler för att upprätthålla en sund konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“The market economy requires rules of the game to maintain sound competition.”
• strengthened consumer protection»Den enskildes inflytande över de avtal som ingås i vardagen behöver stärkas genom förbättrad konsument- och avtalslagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's influence over agreements entered into in everyday life must be strengthened through improved consumer and contract law.”

The party programme rejects direct business subsidies and limits the state's role in economic policy to overseeing that legislation and good ethics are upheld in the market. A state guarantee under building up the travel guarantee fund places public risk on the industry's own financing, which also conflicts with the requirement for restraint in public expenditure. The plan's consumer protection reasoning points the other way but does not carry a state commitment of that kind.

• no to direct business subsidiesdecisive»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct business subsidies are rejected.”
• the state's role is oversight»Statens roll i näringspolitiken är att övervaka att lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in economic policy is to oversee that legislation and good ethics are upheld in the market.”
• restraint in public expenditure»Sparandet i den svenska ekonomin måste hållas högt genom hushållssparande och genom återhållsamhet i de offentliga utgifterna.« (party programme ↗)“Savings in the Swedish economy must be kept high through household savings and through restraint in public expenditure.”
• consumer protection through rules»En fungerande marknadsekonomi kräver aktiva och välinformerade konsumenter samt effektiva rättsliga spelregler.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning market economy requires active and well-informed consumers and effective legal rules.”

The plan says nothing about travel guarantees. Where it wants the state to act as a guarantor it is explicitly and narrowly targeted at building new nuclear power, while the main rule is that new commitments must be financed or fit within the surplus target and that a large state leads to a weaker society. Having the state bear the travel industry's risk during the fund's construction lies outside those priorities.

• reforms must be financeddecisive»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new promises and reforms – such as our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”
• state guarantees directed to nuclear power»Införa gröna kreditgarantier för ny kärnkraft – staten ska underlätta finansieringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce green credit guarantees for new nuclear power – the state shall facilitate financing”
• limited state»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• clear prioritization»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what needs to be done – and what can wait.”

The plan does not address the travel guarantee fund. The closest principle is that public expenditures should be reviewed and redirected to the heart of welfare, that unnecessary expenditures should be scaled back and that every investment should demonstrate clear citizen benefit. A new state guarantee commitment for an industry fund has no support in these commitments. The conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• concentrate funds to welfaredecisive»Se över offentliga utgifter och rikta om medel till välfärden och rättsväsendet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Review public expenditures and redirect funds to welfare and the justice system”
• no unnecessary public commitments»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale back unnecessary expenditures in the public sector”
• citizen benefit for every investment»Sverigedemokraterna vill koncentrera de offentliga utgifterna till välfärdens hjärta och begära tydlig medborgarnytta för alla satsningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to concentrate public expenditures to the heart of welfare and demand clear citizen benefit for all investments.”