Controls and supervision in the taxi industry

The plan sees wage dumping and exploitation in low-wage industries as central threats and opposes precarious employment of the kind that characterises the taxi industry. Substantially improved supervision and coordination between authorities is a tool against rogue operators pressing conditions. The programme also establishes that migrant workers must never be exploited for worse terms, which is a core issue in the industry.

• stop wage dumpingdecisive»Lönedumpning, ekonomisk brottslighet och utnyttjande är centrala hot idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation are central threats today.”
• precarious employment»Otryggheten skapas genom tillfälliga anställningar, sms-jobb, gig-jobb, deltidsjobb och bemanningsjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Insecurity is created through temporary employment, SMS jobs, gig jobs, part-time jobs and temporary agency work.”
• no exploitation of migrant workers»arbetskraftsinvandrare utnyttjas till sämre villkor eller strippade avtal.« (party programme ↗)“migrant workers are exploited for worse terms or stripped agreements.”

The plan explicitly says that secrecy barriers between authorities shall be torn down so that authorities can do their job, which addresses the counter-proposal's reasoning that secrecy rules prevent information exchange in oversight of the taxi industry. Tough action against workplace crime and the requirement that fraud shall not provide competitive advantage bear the requirement for substantially improved oversight and cooperation. The taxi industry is not mentioned particularly, hence derived coverage.

• tear down secrecy barriersdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between authorities shall be torn down so that police and other professions can do their job.”
• tough action against disreputable firms»Krafttag mot arbetslivskriminaliteten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tough action against workplace crime.”
• fair competition in the industry»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall never pay to commit crime or gain competitive advantage by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment.”

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 commits the state to ensure through legislation and oversight that sound conditions prevail on the market, demands improved conditions for workers with weak attachment and wants strong consumer protection. The plan also states that obstacles to cooperation between affected parties should be removed. Substantially improved oversight and cooperation between authorities over the taxi industry is therefore supported.

• sound conditions on the marketdecisive»Staten ska genom lagstiftning och övervakning se« (party programme ↗)“The state shall through legislation and oversight see”
• vulnerable working conditions improve»till arbetsmarknaden. Deras arbetsvillkor måste« (party programme ↗)“in the labour market. Their working conditions must”
• remove obstacles to cooperation»in, bör stärkas. Hinder för denna samverkan bör« (party programme ↗)“in, should be strengthened. Obstacles to this cooperation should”
• strong consumer protection»för konsumenterna genom god konsumentvägledning, tydlig märkning av varor och tjänster och« (party programme ↗)“for consumers through good consumer guidance, clear marking of goods and services 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 plan requires action against crimes affecting businesses and competitive-neutral regulations, which supports better oversight of the taxi industry so that unscrupulous actors are not favoured. The plan also establishes that state agencies must cooperate, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement. Confidentiality obstacles should according to the plan be weighed against the purpose, but taxi oversight is not addressed explicitly, so the conclusion is uncertain.

• action against crimes against businessdecisive»satsningar på forskning och utveckling och krafttag mot brott emot företag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“initiatives in research and development and action against crimes against business”
• agencies shall cooperate»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State agencies must cooperate and work efficiently with the use of land when new land is taken for roads, railways, electricity, etc.”
• competition on equal terms»Viktigt är också att näringslivet får konkurrensneutrala regelverk« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that business receives competitive-neutral regulations”
• proportionate confidentiality»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between the legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”

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.

Oversight of the taxi industry is not mentioned in the plan, but it requires rules that ensure fair competition in the sharing and platform economy, which presupposes that fraud is detected. The plan also advocates that authorities as a main rule shall be able to exchange information with each other, which is exactly the obstacle the counter-proposal points to. Better coordination and oversight thus follow from the plan's principles.

• fair competition in the sharing economydecisive»säkerställer konkurrens på rättvisa villkor även i digitaliseringens och delningsekonomins tid« (party programme ↗)“ensures competition on fair terms even in the age of digitalization and the sharing economy”
• information exchange between authorities»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services shall as a main rule always be able to exchange information with each other”
• easy to do the right thing»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra rätt« (party programme ↗)“We want rules that make it easy to do the right thing”

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 requires a complete review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information with each other, which is precisely the obstacle the counter-proposal points to in taxi oversight. The plan also requires well-functioning cooperation across agency boundaries and a competition policy that counters unfair competition. Improved oversight and cooperation between the agencies involved thus aligns with the plan.

• authorities shall share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crime.”
• cooperation across agency boundaries»krävs ett väl fungerande samarbete över myndighetsgränser« (party programme ↗)“requires well-functioning cooperation across agency boundaries”
• counter unfair competition»effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“effective competition policy counters oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”
• state oversight and control»Staten ska bland annat genom rådgivning, stöd och kontroll aktivt verka för en förbättrad« (party programme ↗)“The state shall inter alia through guidance, support and inspection actively work for an improved”

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 wants to remove confidentiality barriers between government agencies and give supervisory agencies powerful authority against unscrupulous operations, and that agencies work quickly and effectively. The counter-proposal's demand for substantially better supervision and cooperation between the agencies that share responsibility is in line with this. However, the taxi industry is not addressed in the plan, so the position is inferred.

• removed confidentiality barriers between agenciesdecisive»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all confidentiality barriers between social services and police”
• powerful supervisory authority»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the customs authority with more resources and powerful authority to stop theft gangs and arms smugglers”
• effective exercise of government authority»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government authority processing times through a final deadline”

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 wants to improve agencies' cooperation and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals and to remove procedural obstacles to increased prosecution, which directly addresses the counter-proposal's demand for better supervision and information exchange in the taxi industry. Zero tolerance for crime also covers crime that affects serious entrepreneurs. The demand is about better mandates for existing agencies, not new bureaucracy.

• better agency cooperationdecisive»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between agencies and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals should be improved.”
• remove procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• zero tolerance for crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• protect serious businesses»Bekämpa brottslighet som drabbar företagare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat crime that affects entrepreneurs”

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.