Compensation measures

The plan places responsibility on politics to make climate-smart alternatives simple and cheap, and requires that the transition is carried out fairly. The counter-proposal's demands for tax-exempted renewable fuels and for an analysis of green tax switching or agricultural deduction as compensation are in line with this: the costs for emissions should increase in the long term while sustainable alternatives are made cheaper. The plan also points specifically to investments in sustainable food production, which supports that agricultural compensation is investigated.

• cheap climate-smart alternativesdecisive»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is politics's, not the individual's, responsibility to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• fair transition»ser till att omställningen genomförs rättvist och bygger upp ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“sees to it that the transition is carried out fairly and builds up a strong”
• long-term higher emission costs»Kostnaderna för utsläpp behöver öka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The costs for emissions need to increase in the long term”
• investments in sustainable agriculture»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”

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 promises to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels so it becomes easier to fuel fossil-free, which is exactly the phase-out the counter-proposal wants to support through tax exemption for renewable fuels. The plan also establishes that climate policy must work for ordinary people and that the person who needs the car should not be blamed, which speaks for compensatory measures such as green tax reform or agricultural deductions. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• increased production of renewable fuelsdecisive»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels so that it becomes easier to fuel fossil-free in Sweden.”
• fair transition for car-dependent people»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to drive to the store”
• compensation with rural profile»Ett nytt reseavdrag ska förbättra möjligheterna att få avdrag också för mer klimatsmarta resor, och med rättvisare landsbygdsprofil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A new travel deduction shall improve the opportunities to claim deductions also for more climate-smart travel, and with a fairer rural profile.”
• investments in alternative fuels»på att utveckla bränslesnåla motorer, alternativa drivmedel och bättre reningsteknik.« (party programme ↗)“on developing fuel-efficient engines, alternative fuels and better purification technology.”

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 based on economic policy instruments making climate-smart alternatives cheaper and fossil fuels more expensive, which is exactly what a tax exemption for renewable fuels means. The party also wants to phase out fossil subsidies and develop an emissions budget, which is in line with the requirement for disclosed emissions effects. That those with the fewest resources shall get lower tax and more support in the transition also supports a compensatory tax shift. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• green fuels cheaperdecisive»De ekonomiska styrmedlen bör vara en kombination av åtgärder som gör mer miljövänliga alternativ billigare och de miljöskadliga dyrare att använda.« (party programme ↗)“Economic policy instruments should be a combination of measures that make more environmentally friendly alternatives cheaper and environmentally harmful ones more expensive to use.”
• phasing out of fossil subsidies»fasa ut fossila subventioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out fossil subsidies.”
• disclosed emissions effects»ta fram en svensk utsläppsbudget som gör att vi når klimatmålen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop a Swedish emissions budget that makes us reach climate targets.”
• compensation for weak groups»De med minst resurser ska få mer samhällsservice, lägre skatt och mer stöd i omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those with the fewest resources shall get more public services, lower tax and more support in the transition.”

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 explicitly promises that the tax on biofuels blended into petrol and diesel shall be lowered maximally and that agriculture shall receive a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium. The counter-proposal's demands for tax exemption for renewable fuels and for an analysis of green tax shifting or agricultural deduction as compensation thereby lie directly in line with the plan. The party programme moreover favours green tax shifting as a tool to speed up the transition.

• tax relief for biofuelsdecisive»Sänk skatten maximalt på biodrivmedel som blandas in i bensin och diesel. Det skulle sänka bilisternas kostnader, gynna klimatet, skapa jobb och minska Sveriges oljeberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the tax maximally on biofuels blended into petrol and diesel. It would lower drivers' costs, benefit the climate, create jobs and reduce Sweden's oil dependence.”
• powerful agricultural deduction»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires rule simplifications and tax reductions, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that make sustainable farming more profitable.”
• green tax shifting»Omställningen kan påskyndas med grön skatteväxling, ökade skatter på klimatförstöring och sänkta skatter på arbete och annan välståndsskapande verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“The transition can be sped up with green tax shifting, increased taxes on climate destruction and reduced taxes on work and other wealth-creating activity.”
• transition to renewable fuels»Mer behöver göras för att flyget, sjöfarten och jordbruket ska kunna ställa om till förnybara drivmedel med stärkt konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done for aviation, shipping and agriculture to be able to transition to renewable fuels with strengthened competitiveness.”

The party programme establishes that increases in environmental taxes and abolished subsidies shall be compensated by tax cuts that maintain competitiveness and purchasing power, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to analyse in the form of green tax shift or agricultural deduction. The election manifesto furthermore wants the blending of fossil-free fuels to continue, which speaks for lower tax on renewable fuels. The demand is thus reached through derivation from the compensation principle.

• compensation for raised environmental taxesdecisive»Höjningar av miljöskatter och slopade subventioner ska kompenseras med skattesänkningar« (party programme ↗)“Increases in environmental taxes and abolished subsidies shall be compensated by tax cuts”
• support for renewable fuels»en inblandning av fossilfria bränslen ska fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the blending of fossil-free fuels shall continue”
• ease energy costs»Vi vill både sänka elmomsen och den särskilda extraskatten på el för att mildra elprischocken här och nu.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want both to lower electricity VAT and the special additional tax on electricity to ease the electricity price shock here and now.”
• the polluter pays»Den som förorenar ska betala.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The one who pollutes shall pay.”

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 party programme wants fossil fuels to be phased out and renewable fuels to be favored tax-wise, and explicitly favors a green tax shift. The election manifesto promises regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to strengthen competitiveness. To analyze green tax shift or agricultural deduction as compensation when emissions trading is expanded, and to grant tax exemptions for renewable fuels, thus lies in the plan's line.

• green tax shiftdecisive»i EU. EU bör verka för att en grön skatteväxling sker« (party programme ↗)“in the EU. The EU should work for a green tax shift to occur”
• cost relief for agriculture»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• phasing out fossil fuels»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both energy and”
• the polluter pays»upprätthålla principen att förorenaren ska betala och att« (party programme ↗)“maintain the principle that the polluter should pay and”

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 counter-proposal's core is compensation through reduced charges: tax-exempt renewable fuels and an agricultural deduction for activities drawn into emissions trading. The plan promises precisely investments in biofuels, reduced taxes for agriculture and lower prices on petrol and diesel, so the demand is in line with the plan's commitments. Mentioning a green tax shift as an alternative rubs against the tax increase cap, which lowers confidence but does not change the conclusion.

• reduced taxes for agriculturedecisive»Moderaterna vill förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna, vilket vi redan börjat göra på drivmedel, och minska regelkrånglet så att kostnaderna för administration går ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to improve the conditions for running agriculture by lowering taxes, which we have already started doing on fuel, and reducing red tape so that administrative costs go down.”
• promote biofuels»Satsa på tillverkning av biodrivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the production of biofuels”
• lower fuel prices»Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so that you can manage your everyday finances”
• tax increase cap»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax increase cap for the coming term of office which means aggregate taxes are not raised”

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 line is lower fuel tax and reduced blending obligation and less use of expensive imported biofuels — not tax exemption for renewable fuels as a compensatory model. The counter-proposal's requirement for green tax-shifting as a compensatory measure conflicts with the plan's opposition to new taxes and expensive biofuel requirements. That the plan wants to lower diesel tax for agriculture and forestry is close to an agricultural deduction, but does not support the requirement as a whole.

• lower fuel taxdecisive»Sänka bensin- och dieselpriset genom sänkt bränsleskatt och minskad reduktionsplikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices through lower fuel tax and reduced blending obligation.”
• reduced blending obligation»Kraven på inblandning av ineffektiva biodrivmedel som höjer priset vid pump och vars miljöeffekter är osäkra behöver minska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The requirements for blending ineffective biofuels that raise prices at the pump and whose environmental effects are uncertain need to decrease.”
• against imported biofuels»Minska användningen av miljöskadliga och dyra biodrivmedel från utlandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the use of environmentally harmful and expensive biofuels from abroad”
• lower diesel tax for agriculture»Sänka skatten på diesel för jord- och skogsbruket och den allmänna löneavgiften« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the tax on diesel for agriculture and forestry and the general payroll tax”