Financing of agriculture

The plan gives the state a special responsibility for food supply and wants the state to secure socially important investments and improve conditions for smaller companies, and play a role in keeping pricing at a reasonable level. A state credit guarantee during generational transitions, state co-financed replacement worker support and better competition over milk prices follow from these commitments, as do the demand that rural areas are not drained.

• self-sufficiency in fooddecisive»se till att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“ensure that the country is sufficiently self-sufficient in food.”
• state financing for smaller companies»investeringar, skärpa konkurrensen och förbättra villkoren för mindre« (party programme ↗)“investments, sharpen competition and improve conditions for smaller”
• state keeps prices reasonable»Staten kan också spela viktiga roller för att hålla företagens« (party programme ↗)“The state can also play important roles in keeping companies'”
• rural areas shall not be drained»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live we have a common interest in that rural areas are not drained.”

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 explicitly uses state credit guarantees as a tool when the market deems investments too risky, which is precisely the mechanism the counter-proposal wants to investigate for generational change in farming. The party programme's goal of viable food production that strengthens self-sufficiency points in the same direction. The demand for increased competition over milk prices is in line with the programme's demand to prevent price cartels and unfair pricing.

• expanded state credit guaranteesdecisive»Vi vill utöka de gröna kreditgarantierna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to expand the green credit guarantees.”
• state shares investment risk»Genom att staten tar en del av risken kan de gröna investeringarna öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By having the state take part of the risk, green investments can increase.”
• functioning competition over prices»Förhindrande av priskarteller och oskälig prissättning.« (party programme ↗)“Prevention of price cartels and unfair pricing.”
• strengthened food self-sufficiency»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency capacity.”

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 explicitly states that society shall be able to provide credit guarantees to rural entrepreneurs and that Sweden shall have viable agriculture throughout the country with good competitiveness. The counter-proposal's demands for state credit guarantees in generational transitions follow directly from this, as does the replacement service requirement for skilled animal husbandry and functioning competition on the milk market.

• credit guarantees to rural areasdecisive»Samhället ska kunna bistå med kreditgarantier till landsbygdsföretagare.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall be able to provide credit guarantees to rural entrepreneurs.”
• viable agriculture»Sverige ska ha ett livskraftigt jordbruk i hela landet med god konkurrenskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have viable agriculture throughout the country with good competitiveness.”
• skilled animal husbandry»De som jobbar med djur måste ha god kunskap om djurs beteenden.« (party programme ↗)“Those who work with animals must have good knowledge of animal behaviour.”
• functioning competition»Monopol- och kartellbildningar ska motverkas för att skapa fungerande marknader.« (party programme ↗)“Monopoly and cartel formation shall be prevented to create functioning markets.”

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 election manifesto states that good economic conditions are crucial for farming and that a more competitive agriculture is needed for increased food security and food production. Capital supply is identified as crucial for small businesses, which is precisely what a credit guarantee during generational handovers should solve. The demand for better competition for milk prices follows from the party programme's view of competition as a driving force.

• profitable and competitive farmingdecisive»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk. En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture. A long-term sustainable food supply with increased food security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming more profitable.”
• capital supply for small businesses»Kapitalförsörjning är avgörande för många småföretag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Capital supply is crucial for many small businesses.”
• good conditions for farming»Goda ekonomiska förutsättningar är inte minst avgörande för lantbruket och de gröna näringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Good economic conditions are not least crucial for farming and green industries.”
• competition as driver»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driver for the development of the market economy.”

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 demands that direct support and market-distorting regulations be phased out and that the public sector does not displace functioning private alternatives. State credit guarantees and co-financed substitute labour support are precisely such targeted support. The plan's requirements for competition on equal terms, however, speak for action against lack of competition over milk prices, but it does not support the counter-proposal as a whole.

• direct support shall be phased outdecisive»EU:s jordbrukspolitik behöver reformeras i grunden. Samtliga direktstöd och marknadsstörande« (party programme ↗)“The EU's agricultural policy needs fundamental reform. All direct support and market-distorting”
• the state shall not displace»offentliga ska inte driva verksamheter som tränger ut fungerande privata alternativ eller försvårar« (party programme ↗)“public shall not run activities that displace functioning private alternatives or hinder”
• competition on equal terms»slå vakt om äganderätt, konkurrens på lika villkor, rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“protect property rights, competition on equal terms, legal security”
• lower regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden on small businesses shall decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”

The election manifesto wants to facilitate generational transfer of businesses so that operations can be continued, and the party programme holds sustainable family farms as the basis for Swedish agriculture. A state credit guarantee in generational transfers is the same kind of risk mitigation that the plan already places on public bodies. The requirement for better competition on milk prices follows from the plan's requirement for effective competition policy against oligopoly.

• facilitate generational transferdecisive»Underlätta personalägande och generationsskifte av företag - så att fler företag kan drivas vidare av personalen om ägaren vill sluta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate employee ownership and generational transfer of businesses - so that more businesses can be run on by employees if the owner wants to stop.”
• family farms as basis»Bärkraftiga familjejordbruk bör även i fortsättningen vara basen i svenskt jordbruk.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable family farms should continue to be the basis for Swedish agriculture.”
• public risk mitigation»De offentliga organen bör medverka till att nödvändigt riskkapital finns tillgängligt, inte minst för mindre företag och i regioner med svag kapitalbildning och sysselsättningsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“The public bodies should help ensure that necessary venture capital is available, particularly for small businesses and in regions with weak capital formation and employment problems.”
• effective competition policy»En effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“An effective competition policy prevents oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”

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 conditions for running agriculture through lower taxes and reduced red tape, strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production and strengthen property and use rights for farmers. Measures that facilitate generational change of agricultural properties and lower livestock keepers' costs serve these goals, and increased competition over milk prices responds to the state's duty to promote competition. The plan, however, mentions neither credit guarantees nor relief worker services, so the conclusion is derived.

• better conditions for agriculturedecisive»Moderaterna vill förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna, vilket vi redan börjat göra på drivmedel, och minska regelkrånglet så att kostnaderna för administration går ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to improve conditions for running agriculture by lowering taxes, which we have already started to do on fuel, and reducing red tape so that administration costs go down”
• increased food production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
• strengthened property rights in agriculture»Stärka ägande- och brukanderätten för jordbrukare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen property and use rights for farmers”
• the state shall promote competition»skydda penningvärdet, främja konkurrensen« (party programme ↗)“protect the value of money, promote competition”

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 explicitly states that the party should work for support for relief service for livestock keepers and wants to increase national financing within the support system for agriculture. The goal is increased competitiveness and self-sufficiency in food. The counter-proposal's demands for state co-financed relief service and a credit guarantee at generational changes therefore follow the plan.

• support for relief servicedecisive»Sverigedemokraterna verka för ett stöd till avbytartjänst för att minska minskar sociala risker och öka lantbrukets status och utveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats work for support for relief service to reduce social risks and increase the status and development of farming.”
• increased national financing»Öka den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket, för miljönytta och produktivitetsökning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase national financing in agriculture, for environmental benefit and productivity increases”
• lower taxes and more support»Sverigedemokraterna vill sänka skatter och avgifter samt höja den nationella finansieringen inom stödsystemet till jordbruket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to reduce taxes and fees and increase national financing within the support system for agriculture.”
• increased food supply»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”