The Regulatory Council and impact assessments

The plan does not address the Regulatory Council or impact assessments. The closest principle is that forceful legislation and economic instruments are needed to meet environmental threats and that political power shall be exercised by the Riksdag. A strengthened body with Lagrådlike autonomy whose task is to filter out costly regulations pulls in the opposite direction, which is why the plan almost speaks against the requirement.

• forceful regulation is neededdecisive»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel« (party programme ↗)“Therefore forceful legislation, economic instruments are needed”
• the Riksdag makes the laws»Folkets politiska makt ska utövas av riksdagen, tillsatt genom allmänna, fria och rättvisa val« (party programme ↗)“The people's political power shall be exercised by the Riksdag, appointed through universal, free and fair elections”
• politics shall make demands»Politiken kan och måste ställa krav på att industrin ställer om och hjälpa företagen med ett massivt grönt investeringsprogram och satsningar på ny teknik« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Politics can and must demand that industry transitions and help companies with a massive green investment program and investments in new technology”

The plan lacks commitment to the Regulatory Council, but its principled position is that political responsibility can never be handed over to unelected officials and that democracy has precedence over the market. The counter-proposal wants to give an oversight body Ombudsman-like autonomy and an expanded mandate to sort out rules, which shifts power from the elected representatives. The plan certainly wants to speed up slow permit processes, but not through such an institutional shift. Derivedly rejects the plan the demand.

• political responsibility cannot be delegateddecisive»ansvaret kan aldrig överlämnas till icke valda ämbetsmän.« (party programme ↗)“responsibility can never be handed over to unelected officials.”
• precedence of democracy»Demokratin har därför företräde före marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy therefore has precedence over the market.”
• faster permit processes»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permit processes shall be sped up.”

The party programme commits to avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy through active regulatory simplification work and to providing business with long-term rules of the game. A stronger Regulatory Council with earlier entry into the legislative process and follow-up of processing times is a tool for this. The plan says nothing about the Council's structure, and the remaining principle that environmental considerations weigh more heavily than short-term development interests limits how far the support extends.

• active regulatory simplificationdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy must be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”
• long-term rules of the game»Näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga spelregler som skapar stabila förutsättningar för investeringar.« (party programme ↗)“Business must be given long-term rules of the game that create stable conditions for investment.”
• ease business creation»Vi vill stärka möjligheterna för människor med goda idéer att starta och driva företag.« (party programme ↗)“We want to strengthen opportunities for people with good ideas to start and run businesses.”
• environment before development»Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än kortsiktiga exploateringsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations must weigh more heavily than short-term development interests.”

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 overarching commitment is to clean up regulatory debris and unnecessary rules and bureaucracy, and to shorten lead times for processing and administration. A Rule Council with greater autonomy, earlier entry into the legislative process and responsibility for following up charges and processing times is a means for exactly that. The plan does not mention the Rule Council, so the position is derived from the regulatory simplification commitment.

• clean up regulatory debrisdecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up regulatory debris for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified business form for microenterprises, so more people dare to try running a business.”
• eliminate unnecessary rules»Dyra, krångliga och innovationshämmande regelverk ligger som en våt filt över delar av landsbygden. Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expensive, complex and innovation-hindering rules lie like a wet blanket over parts of rural Sweden. We should clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
• shorter processing times»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to have their case reviewed. Lead times for processing and administration in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to representatives improved.”
• good conditions for small business»Goda villkor för entreprenörer, egenföretagare och små företag är därför avgörande för att skapa nya jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for entrepreneurs, self-employed and small businesses are therefore crucial for creating new jobs.”

The plan requires that regulatory burden for small businesses decrease and that public decisions be analyzed from a small business perspective, which presupposes an examination function with real weight in the legislative process. A stronger and earlier engaged Regulatory Board with mandate to follow up charges and processing times is a means for precisely that. The plan also states that policy shall quickly remove obstacles for business.

• reduced regulatory burden for small businessdecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small businesses should decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”
• remove obstacles for business»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“Policy's task must be to quickly remove obstacles in order to facilitate business and”
• clear and simple playing rules»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra« (party programme ↗)“We want playing rules that make it easy to do”
• more entrepreneurs»Fler företagare och entreprenörer skapar fler jobb och mer välstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More entrepreneurs and business founders create more jobs and more prosperity.”

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 principal programme explicitly requires that future laws be tested from a small business perspective and that bureaucracy and complicated rules be counteracted. A strengthened Regulatory Council with greater independence, earlier entry into the legislative process and responsibility to monitor fees and processing times is precisely an instrument for that testing. The programme also makes evaluation and follow-up an important political task.

• small business perspective on lawsdecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Future laws should be reviewed from a small business perspective.”
• counter regulatory red tape»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules should be countered.”
• follow-up and quality control»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• long-term business rules»Det är viktigt att de regler staten ställer upp för företagen är långsiktiga.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that the rules the state sets for businesses are long-term.”

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 goal is that a third of regulatory red tape and companies' administration costs should be gone, and that agencies' processing times shall be shortened through an outer time limit. A Rule Council with greater independence, earlier entry into the legislative process and a mandate to follow up fees and processing times is a tool for precisely these goals. The plan's view of strong independent institutions as a power balance points in the same direction.

• a third less regulatory red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administration costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
• outer time limit for processing»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten agencies' processing times through an outer time limit”
• counteract overimplementation»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by counteracting overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule EU directives shall be implemented at minimum level”
• independent institutions»Starka självständiga institutioner och en pluralism av samhällssfärer ger en viktig maktbalans i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Strong independent institutions and a plurality of societal spheres provide important power balance in society.”

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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 states that regulatory burden despite many years of ambitions has remained at high levels or increased, and demands that new rules be cost-effective and existing rules be reviewed. A strengthened and more independent Regulatory Council with earlier entry into the legislative process is a means for precisely this, in line with the plan's desire to strengthen oversight bodies such as the Legal Council. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• regulatory burden has not decreaseddecisive»Trots mångåriga ambitioner om att minska regelkrångel visar undersökningar att bördan över tid kvarstått på höga nivåer eller ökat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite many years of ambitions to reduce red tape, studies show that the burden has remained at high levels or increased over time.”
• cost-effective rules»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New rules must be cost-effective and existing rules need to be reviewed.”
• regulatory simplification»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work towards regulatory simplification and reduce the administrative burden on small businesses”
• strengthened oversight bodies»Lagrådets ställning bör stärkas genom att utreda möjligheten att fordra kvalificerad majoritet i riksdagen vid antaganden av lagförslag om vilka Lagrådet riktat kritik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The position of the Legal Council should be strengthened by investigating the possibility of requiring a qualified majority in the Riksdag when adopting legislation on which the Legal Council has criticized.”

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.