Mineral compensation

The election manifesto explicitly requires that more of the value of natural resources stays where they are extracted and produced, and that extraction shall benefit the municipality and residents in the surrounding area. A significantly raised mineral tax that finances compensation for damage and sustainable communities is precisely that redistribution. The plan also wants those with large capital holdings to contribute more.

• value stays where extracteddecisive»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must stay where they are extracted and produced.”
• local benefit from natural resources»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power shall benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area.”
• capital must contribute more»Det är hög tid att de få som har stora kapitaltillgångar bidrar mer till omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is high time that the few who have large capital holdings contribute more to the transition.”
• public interest in natural resources»strategiska naturtillgångar« (party programme ↗)“strategic natural resources”

The level of mineral royalties is not addressed in the documents. The closest principles are that the whole country shall be able to live and develop and that all regions shall offer good living conditions, which speaks to mining leaving funds for infrastructure damage and local community development. That taxes and fees shall be levied according to ability to pay points in the same direction. The confidence is low because the support is only derived.

• the whole country shall livedecisive»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”
• good living conditions in the regions»förutsättningar för arbete, företagande och studier samt erbjuda goda levnadsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“opportunities for work, enterprise and studies and offer good living conditions.”
• levied according to ability to pay»Skatterna ska vara progressiva och tas ut efter bärkraft och« (party programme ↗)“Taxes shall be progressive and levied according to ability to 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 party programme establishes that the mining industry shall be built on long-term stewardship of mineral resources and that environmental considerations shall weigh more heavily than short-term extraction interests, and that the true costs of extracting raw materials shall be reflected in the price through taxes and fees. A substantially raised mineral fee that covers damage and builds sustainable societies is precisely such an internalization, in line with the election manifesto's demand for fair returns to affected municipalities.

• raw materials' true costdecisive»De verkliga kostnaderna för att utvinna råvaror« (party programme ↗)“The true costs of extracting raw materials”
• costs internalized through fees»annan part ska inkluderas i priset genom skatter,« (party programme ↗)“another party shall be included in the price through taxes,”
• environmental considerations before extraction»mineraltillgångar. Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än« (party programme ↗)“mineral resources. Environmental considerations shall weigh more heavily than”
• returns to affected municipalities»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet. Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand offshore wind power quickly across the country, with consideration for marine life. Provide fair economic returns to the municipalities where it is built and where wind power exists.”

The election manifesto explicitly requires that more of the value created from natural resources — for example mines — remain locally, and that compensation for land taken shall be given to significantly larger amounts than today. A significantly raised mineral fee that finances compensation for damage and sustainable communities is precisely what the plan demands. The plan also establishes that local anchoring and fair compensation are keys to succeeding with the transition.

• natural resource values remain locallydecisive»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value created from natural resources — for example wind power, hydropower and mines — shall remain locally.”
• higher land compensation»Likaså ska ersättning för ianspråktagen mark ersättas till avsevärt större belopp än idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Likewise, compensation for land taken shall be compensated at significantly larger amounts than today.”
• fair compensation locally»Att bygga lokalt stöd och ge rättvis ersättning till markägare och närboende är viktiga nycklar för att lyckas med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Building local support and giving fair compensation to landowners and neighbours are important keys to succeeding with the green transition.”
• local anchoring»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local anchoring.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's overarching commitment on tax and fee matters is competitive levels that favour wealth-creating forces, not sharp increases in industry's burdens. A sharply raised mineral fee goes in the opposite direction and risks investments in the mining and minerals industry. That activities should bear their own environmental costs qualifies the picture but does not justify a general increase in compensation levels.

• competitive taxesdecisive»Sveriges skattenivåer ska vara konkurrenskraftiga och lättförståeliga för att uppmuntra till företagande, utbildning och investeringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's tax levels shall be competitive and easy to understand to encourage business, education and investments.”
• taxes for wealth creation»Skattepolitiken ska gynna de välståndsbildande krafterna« (party programme ↗)“Tax policy shall favour the wealth-creating forces”
• the polluter pays»Det är den som förorenar – ingen annan – som ska betala.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the one who pollutes – no one else – who shall pay.”

The plan's main tax policy rule is that taxation shall weigh more heavily on consumption of finite natural resources than on labour, and that the polluter shall pay the costs the activity causes. A raised mineral fee that finances compensation for damage and sustainable communities follows that line. At the same time, the plan requires competitive conditions, which sets a limit to how strong the increase can be.

• tax on resource consumptiondecisive»Beskattningen ska utformas så att arbete gynnas« (party programme ↗)“Taxation shall be designed so that labour is favoured”
• the polluter pays»upprätthålla principen att förorenaren ska betala« (party programme ↗)“maintain the principle that the polluter shall pay”
• green tax shift»beskattningen i högre grad ligger på natur- och miljö« (party programme ↗)“taxation to a greater degree lies on nature and environment”
• competitive taxation»Kapitalskatterna måste därför vara konkurrenskraftiga.« (party programme ↗)“Capital taxes must therefore be competitive.”

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 commits to a tax increase freeze where total taxes and charges are not raised during the parliamentary term, and wants mineral resources to be extracted responsibly rather than subjected to higher burdens. A significantly increased mineral royalty is exactly such a raised charge on the mining industry. The plan's tax principle of low and efficient taxes points the same way.

• tax increase freezedecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax increase freeze during the coming parliamentary term that means total taxes are not raised”
• responsible mineral extraction»Våra rika mineraltillgångar ska kunna utvinnas ansvarsfullt och långsiktigt hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our rich mineral resources shall be able to be extracted responsibly and with long-term sustainability.”
• low and efficient taxes»Statens finanser ska vara starka. Skatterna ska vara låga,« (party programme ↗)“The state's finances shall be strong. Taxes shall be low,”
• high charges hamper business»Men höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But high taxes, complicated permit processes and bureaucracy stand in the way of innovation and growth.”

The plan's decisive commitment is that taxes and charges on companies shall not hamper Swedish competitiveness and that Swedish industry shall be prioritized. A significant increase in the mineral tax instead places new costs on precisely the mining industry the plan wants to facilitate for. The plan shares the counter-proposal's picture that raw material revenues rarely benefit the local community, but solves this through regionalized property tax rather than increased charges.

• competitive taxesdecisive»Ha skatter på en nivå som inte hämmar svenska företag i den internationella konkurrensen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have taxes at a level that does not hamper Swedish companies in international competition”
• low company taxes»Skattepolitiken måste därför syfta till konkurrenskraftiga skatter som inte avviker för mycket från omvärlden, framförallt de skatter som läggs på företagen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax policy must therefore aim for competitive taxes that do not diverge too much from the surroundings, especially the taxes placed on companies.”
• industry first»Prioritera svensk industri och konkurrenskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize Swedish industry and competitiveness”
• local share of raw material value»om hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“about how revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely benefit the local community”

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.