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The plan's decisive commitment is that market-based solutions have hollowed out common welfare and that profit-driven organizational forms should be banned within welfare; service production according to the plan is most effectively organized in public administration. Therefore, letting independent brokers increasingly handle matching and equipment goes against the plan, even though the demand for restored local presence in smaller towns itself aligns with the plan's demand for service across the country. The plan says nothing about the committee's reasoning that ongoing cooperation is sufficient.

• ban on profit-making in welfaredecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill införa ett totalförbud mot alla vinstdrivande verksamhetsformer inom välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to introduce a total ban on all profit-driven organizational forms within welfare.”
• market-based solutions hollow out welfare»De senaste decennierna har politiken förlitat sig på att marknaden ska lösa våra behov av trygghet, men marknadslösningar har urholkat vår gemensamma välfärd samtidigt som en allt större del av våra skattemedel går till administration och kontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In recent decades, politics has relied on the market to solve our need for security, but market-based solutions have hollowed out our common welfare while an ever-larger share of our tax revenue goes to administration and control.”
• public administration most efficient»organiseras mer effektivt i offentlig regi« (party programme ↗)“is more efficiently organized in public administration”
• service across the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”

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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 counter-proposal's core is that reforms should continue with independent brokers who match job seekers to a higher degree. This contradicts the plan's line to take back democratic control and stop the dismantling of the public sector as well as its emphasis on active labour market policy under public administration. The requirement for restored local presence is, however, close to the plan's commitment that the state shall be present throughout the country, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• no to dismantling of the public sectordecisive»Det är dags att ta tillbaka den demokratiska kontrollen över välfärden och att stoppa sönderprivatiseringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is time to take back democratic control over welfare and to stop the dismantling of the public sector.”
• active labour market policy»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik för fler jobb är särskilt viktig i ekonomiskt oroliga tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An active labour market policy for more jobs is particularly important in economically uncertain times.”
• state presence throughout the country»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• public matching responsibility»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik gör det lättare för arbetslösa att hitta nya jobb« (party programme ↗)“An active labour market policy makes it easier for the unemployed to find new jobs”

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 societal functions like the employment service shall be for all residents and be available throughout the country, and that the labor market needs to be better at matching employers and employees. The demand for restored local presence, not least in smaller towns, and better matching follows from the plan. To a greater extent rely on independent brokers is, however, in tension with the plan's skepticism toward commercial actors in publicly financed activities, which lowers the confidence.

• authority services throughout the countrydecisive»ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet« (party programme ↗)“shall be for Sweden's all residents and be available throughout the country”
• employment service throughout the country»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och« (party programme ↗)“Societal functions like police, employment service and”
• better matching»Arbetsmarknaden behöver bli bättre på att matcha« (party programme ↗)“The labor market needs to be better at matching”
• skepticism toward commercial actors»vill därför få bort de kommersiellt inriktade aktörerna och i stället främja idéburna verksamheter« (party programme ↗)“want to remove commercial actors and instead promote idea-driven activities”

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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 requires that everyone shall have the right to an efficient matching service and sees with favour that independent actors carry out such activities, which supports the requirement that the reform continues with independent mediators. The plan at the same time requires that public service is close and reliable throughout the country and points to reduced government presence as a problem for trust, which supports the requirement for restored local presence in smaller towns. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement in substance.

• rätt till effektiv matchningdecisive»Matchningen måste förbättras. Alla ska ha rätt till en effektiv matchningstjänst och det ska bli lättare att hitta medarbetare inom alla yrken. Utbildningssystemet behöver i betydligt större utsträckning utgå från arbetsmarknadens behov.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Matching must be improved. Everyone shall have the right to an efficient matching service and it shall be easier to find staff within all professions. The education system needs to a much greater extent be based on the labour market's needs.”
• offentlig service i hela landet»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”
• återupprättad myndighetsnärvaro»På många håll har myndigheters närvaro och förståelse för människors livssituation minskat, vilket leder till lägre tillit.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In many places, the presence and understanding of authorities for people's life situation has decreased, which leads to lower trust.”
• fristående utförare»Offentlig verksamhet kan med fördel konkurrensutsättas för att ge det privata näringslivet möjlighet att skapa« (party programme ↗)“Public activity can with advantage be subject to competition to give the private business sector an opportunity to create”

The plan explicitly says that the Swedish Public Employment Service's authority assignment shall be separated from the implementation role and that private, also sector-specific, actors shall contribute to job matching. It simultaneously requires that state authorities be present in all parts of Sweden and that access to state service be secured throughout the country. The counter-proposal's two demands – continued reform with independent job-matching provider and restored local presence – are thus directly covered by the plan.

• separated authority and implementation rolesdecisive»Arbetsförmedlingens myndighetsuppdrag ska tydligt skiljas från utförarrollen.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish Public Employment Service's authority assignment shall be clearly separated from the implementation role.”
• independent actors in job matching»även branschspecifika sådana, ska bidra till att utveckla matchningen på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“also sector-specific ones, shall contribute to developing job matching on the labour market.”
• state presence throughout the country»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Road network shall function and state authorities shall be present in all parts of Sweden.”
• equivalent state service»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state service shall be secured throughout the country.”

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 explicitly requires that there is a diversity of players acting as employment intermediaries, which is the counter-proposal's demand that independent mediators to a greater extent match and equip job seekers. The election manifesto also wants to strengthen local public services, among other things through more state service centres, and the plan assigns the state to make state services accessible throughout Sweden. Long-term unemployment shall be combated forcefully.

• diversity of employment intermediariesdecisive»bör finnas en mångfald av aktörer som agerar arbetsförmedlare« (party programme ↗)“there should be a diversity of players acting as employment intermediaries”
• local public services»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police with local presence, expanded primary health care, easier to start a local medical practice and establish more state service centres.”
• public services throughout the country»den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige« (party programme ↗)“public services are accessible throughout Sweden”
• combat long-term unemployment»Långtidsarbetslöshet ska bekämpas kraftfullt.« (party programme ↗)“Long-term unemployment shall be combated forcefully.”

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 proceeds from the premise that what can be done equally well or better by someone other than the public sector shall not be performed by the public sector, and that a diversity of actors drives innovation—which argues that independent placement services to a greater degree match jobseekers. The plan also requires that all of Sweden works, which supports the demand for restored local presence in smaller communities. The goal of more people moving from benefits to work presupposes that the right support is actually offered.

• independent providers over government agenciesdecisive»Om något kan göras lika bra eller bättre av« (party programme ↗)“If something can be done equally well or better by”
• all of Sweden must function»Men ska det gå att bo och verka i hela Sverige måste också hela Sverige fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But for it to be possible to live and work in all of Sweden, all of Sweden must also work.”
• more from benefits to work»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply reduce the cost of employing the long-term unemployed”
• diversity of providers»En mångfald av aktörer är också en förutsättning« (party programme ↗)“A diversity of actors is also a prerequisite”

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 wants to drive the reform of the Employment Service forward with independent intermediaries in matching and at the same time re-establish local presence, not least in smaller towns. The plan condemns the agency's current activities as integration work with weak results and requires that measures be adapted so they lead to real jobs. The plan is pragmatic about who performs the task and wants to strengthen state presence in smaller towns, which aligns with the demands.

• measures shall lead to real jobsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill anpassa arbetsmarknadsåtgärderna så att de på ett effektivt sätt ska leda till riktiga jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to adapt labour market measures so that they effectively lead to real jobs.”
• criticism of the Employment Service»Tyvärr har arbetsmarknadspolitiken som bedrivs inom ramen för Arbetsförmedlingen och kommunerna i allt högre grad kommit att bli en integrationsverksamhet med mycket svagt utfall i förhållande till kostnaderna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unfortunately, the labour market policy conducted within the Employment Service and municipalities has increasingly become integration work with very weak results relative to costs.”
• state presence in smaller towns»Sverigedemokraterna ser potential för att utlokalisera fler myndighetsjobb till mindre orter men det främsta verktyget för tillväxt och jobb på landsbygd är enklare regler och möjligheter för landsbygden att växa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats see potential to relocate more government jobs to smaller towns but the primary tool for growth and jobs in rural areas is simpler rules and opportunities for the countryside to grow.”
• pragmatism about provider»Det viktigaste för oss är i de flesta fall inte vem som utför en specifik uppgift utan att« (party programme ↗)“What is most important to us is in most cases not who performs a specific task but that”

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.