Financing

The plan wants to see ambitious environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and practical work, which presupposes that the authorities that are to implement the legislation have resources. It more generally establishes that it is resources that are primarily needed in public activity, not more governance models. The requirement to ensure sufficient funds to the regional county administrative boards thus aligns with the plan.

• environmental targets with practical implementationdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• resources before administration»Det är resurser som främst behövs, inte formulär för kvalitetssäkring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is resources that are primarily needed, not forms for quality assurance”
• comprehensive environmental work»Sverige behöver också ett medvetet och heltäckande arbete med att« (party programme ↗)“Sweden also needs conscious and comprehensive work with”

The plan requires that the state is present throughout the country and takes greater responsibility for equal conditions, which speaks in favour of the county administrative boards receiving the resources new legislation requires instead of placing the tasks within unchanged budgets. The plan also prioritizes increased resources for public services before savings. The financing of the county administrative boards is not addressed in the documents.

• state presence throughout the countrydecisive»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• state responsibility for equality»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equal conditions throughout Sweden.”
• resources before tax cuts»En avgörande fråga i höstens val är om vi ska fortsätta öka resurserna till välfärden, eller om stora skattesänkningar ska gå före.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A decisive question in the autumn election is whether we should continue increasing welfare resources, or whether large tax cuts should take precedence.”
• society's services throughout the country»God tillgång till samhällets service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to society's services throughout the country.”

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 stronger environmental protection requires effective oversight of law compliance and that authorities must have sufficient resources to handle environmental matters. Ensuring adequate funding for the county administrative boards when new legislation increases their costs is a direct application of that. The plan also notes that oversight is needed to create fairness between companies.

• resources for environmental authoritiesdecisive»myndigheter ska ha nog med resurser för att kunna hantera och lagföra miljöbrott.« (party programme ↗)“authorities must have sufficient resources to handle and prosecute environmental crimes.”
• effective environmental oversight»behövs en tydlig lagstiftning mot miljöförstöring och en effektiv tillsyn av att lagarna« (party programme ↗)“effective legislation against environmental damage and effective oversight of law compliance”
• fair oversight between companies»Tillsynen är också viktig för att skapa rättvisa mellan olika företag – ingen ska få ett« (party programme ↗)“Oversight is also important for creating fairness between different companies – no one should be given a”

The plan requires that processing times for handling and administration be shortened and that permit procedures for green investments move faster, which assumes that regional authorities can actually perform their task. Ensuring sufficient resources for new legislation thus aligns with the plan, even though the plan simultaneously requires that the state economizes with taxpayers' money.

• shorter processing timesdecisive»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 shall be able to get their case examined. Processing times for handling and administration in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”
• faster permitting»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate cannot wait for expensive and complicated regulations. It is time to halve the time it takes to get permission for green investments”
• state shall function efficiently»Centerpartiets uppgift är att se till att staten gör det den är till för, så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party's task is to ensure that the state does what it is meant to do, as efficiently and fairly as possible”
• economize with tax funds»Det finanspolitiska ramverket ska värnas och förstärkas, och Sveriges långsiktiga ekonomiska stabilitet ska försvaras. Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fiscal policy framework shall be valued and strengthened, and Sweden's long-term economic stability shall be defended. Politics shall economize with taxpayers' money.”

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 oversight be improved and that regulatory authorities be strong, and that access to public service be secured throughout the country. An oversight that is not funded does not fulfill that function. However, the plan says nothing specifically about county administrative boards' allocations, which is why the conclusion is derived.

• improved oversightdecisive»Tillsynen behöver förbättras och sanktionerna skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“Oversight needs to be improved and sanctions strengthened.”
• strong regulatory authorities»Tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda behöver utvecklas genom starka« (party programme ↗)“Oversight of public authorities' exercise of power over individuals needs to be developed through strong”
• state presence throughout the country»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to public service shall be secured throughout the country.”
• responsibility for government finances»Stabila offentliga finanser och låg statsskuld skapar utrymme för Sverige att möta kriser utan« (party programme ↗)“Stable public finances and low government debt create space for Sweden to meet crises without”

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 the financing principle is respected when the state assigns new tasks to lower levels, which is the same principle that the counter-proposal invokes for the county administrative boards' cost increases. It also establishes that the state is responsible for ensuring that public service is available throughout Sweden and that decided legal rules shall be consistently upheld, which presupposes that the authorities receive resources to implement the legislation. The conclusion is derived because the plan speaks of municipalities, not county administrative boards.

• the financing principledecisive»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state assigns new tasks to municipalities.”
• public service throughout the country»Samtidigt har staten ansvar för att den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time the state is responsible for ensuring that public service is available throughout Sweden.”
• decided rules shall be upheld»upprätthålla de rättsregler som beslutats.« (party programme ↗)“uphold the legal rules that have been decided.”

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 does not take a position on county administrative boards' budgets for the current legislation. The closest principle is that the finances of government agencies shall be scrutinised and made efficient to free up resources, and that new commitments shall fit within given frameworks. On the basis of that principle, the demand for additional funds is rejected.

• effektivisera myndigheternas ekonomidecisive»Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an efficiency office that shall go through all government agencies' finances to free up resources for defence”
• reformer inom givna ramar»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new promises and reforms – such as our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”
• bekämpa offentligt slöseri»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”

The counter-proposal requires that the county administrative boards receive sufficient resources to implement the new legislation. The plan establishes that municipalities must be given increased support and assistance in environmental work and that more must be done against the problems the legislation targets, and the party programme holds fast to the funding principle when new commitments are placed on the administration. The conclusion is derived because the plan does not address the county administrative boards' budget frames at all.

• support to those implementing environmental workdecisive»Kommunerna måste ges ökat stöd och hjälp i miljöarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities must be given increased support and assistance in environmental work.”
• funding shall follow the commitment»Den kommunala finansieringsprincipen är grundläggande för de ekonomiska« (party programme ↗)“The municipal funding principle is fundamental for the economic”
• raised ambition in environmental work»Mer måste göras för att förebygga och lösa problemen med invasiva växt- och djurarter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done to prevent and solve the problems with invasive plant and animal species.”

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.