Congestion Tax

The plan establishes that the transition shall happen immediately and that all political decisions shall take climate emergency into account, that public transport shall be expanded and made cheaper and that urban development shall be designed so that car dependence is reduced. Where technology is insufficient consumption shall be steered away from the dirty. The counter-proposal's increased, emissions-differentiated and expanded congestion charge in cities with good public transport, with unchanged traffic in rural areas, is precisely such steering. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• reduced car dependencedecisive»så att bilberoendet minskar.« (party programme ↗)“so that car dependence is reduced.”
• expanded and cheaper public transport»För att såväl öka alla människors rörelsefrihet som för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser så behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To both increase everyone's freedom of movement and reduce greenhouse gas emissions public transport needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible throughout the country.”
• steer away from dirty consumption»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga och alla ges förutsättningar att leva mer hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technological shifts are not sufficient to reduce emissions consumption must be steered away from the dirty and everyone given conditions to live more sustainably.”
• climate emergency guides all decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take into account the acute crisis we are in.”

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 requires urban development that creates transport-efficient living environments, a reorientation of transport systems towards more walking, cycling and public transport, and identifies economic instruments as one of the environment policy's most important instruments. The counter-proposal's raised and differentiated congestion charge in cities with good alternatives, with unchanged traffic in sparsely populated areas, is in line with this. The election manifesto's demand for climate policy that does not blame car-dependent people makes the support weaker however.

• transport-efficient living environmentsdecisive»framtidsinriktat stadsbyggande som skapar integrerade, variationsrika och transportsnåla« (party programme ↗)“future-oriented urban development that creates integrated, varied and transport-efficient”
• reoriented transport system»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems should be reoriented towards more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”
• economic instruments in environmental policy»forskningssatsningar, lagstiftning och olika ekonomiska styrmedel är de viktigaste« (party programme ↗)“research investments, legislation and various economic instruments are the most important”
• climate policy for ordinary people»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to take the car to the shop”

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 promises to reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to achieve with raised, emissions-differentiated and expanded congestion charges. The party programme states that economic instruments should make environmentally harmful alternatives more expensive, and the decentralist stance speaks for increased municipal control. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• reduced car driving in citiesdecisive»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport.”
• environmentally harmful should become more expensive»miljövänliga alternativ billigare och de miljöskadliga dyrare att använda.« (party programme ↗)“environmentally friendly alternatives cheaper and the environmentally harmful more expensive to use.”
• decisions close to citizens»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be taken as close to citizens as possible.”
• expanded cheaper public transport»bygga ut kollektivtrafiken i hela landet, och gör det billigare att åka buss och tåg, särskilt för unga och pensionärer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand public transport throughout the country, and make it cheaper to travel by bus and train, especially for young people and pensioners.”

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The plan's explicit commitment is to lower the total tax burden and not to contribute to tax increases that harm jobs or make housing more expensive, and it explicitly wants to lower motorists' costs. A raised and expanded congestion charge to more cities, linked to a target of reduced road traffic, runs counter to this. The plan does accept differentiated congestion charges that favour electric vehicles and wants to decentralize decisions, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• lowered total tax burdendecisive»Det totala skattetrycket måste ner nästa mandatperiod. Vi kommer inte att medverka till några skattehöjningar som skadar jobben, det egna sparandet eller gör det dyrare att bo.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The total tax burden must come down next term. We will not contribute to any tax increases that harm jobs, personal savings or make housing more expensive.”
• lower costs for motorists»Sänk skatten maximalt på biodrivmedel som blandas in i bensin och diesel. Det skulle sänka bilisternas kostnader, gynna klimatet, skapa jobb och minska Sveriges oljeberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the tax maximally on biofuels blended into petrol and diesel. That would lower motorists' costs, benefit the climate, create jobs and reduce Sweden's oil dependence.”
• differentiation by emissions»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric vehicles should be promoted through more charging points, differentiated congestion charges that favour environmentally friendly vehicles and better parking opportunities.”
• local authority and control»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize further. People should get to decide more themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”

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 stipulates that congestion charges shall be decided at local or regional level and that revenues shall remain regionally, which is exactly the increased municipal control the counter-proposal demands. The plan moreover wants public transport to be given greater space at the expense of private cars in cities with congestion problems and that the polluter pays. There is no general goal for reduced road traffic in the plan, but the direction is the same and rural dependence on cars is protected in both.

• local control of congestion chargesdecisive»trängselavgifter, som ska beslutas på lokal eller regional nivå och vars avgifter ska stanna på« (party programme ↗)“congestion charges, which shall be decided at local or regional level and whose charges shall remain at”
• public transport over private cars»I städer med trängsel- eller miljöproblem bör nyttotrafik och kollektivtrafik ges större utrymme på« (party programme ↗)“In cities with congestion or environmental problems, commercial traffic and public transport should be given greater space for”
• the polluter pays»Det är den som förorenar – ingen annan – som ska betala.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the one who pollutes – no one else – who shall pay.”
• the car's role in rural areas»Transportpolitiken måste erkänna bilens roll på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Transport policy must recognize the role of the car in rural areas.”

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 raise congestion charges, introduce them in more cities and set targets for reduced road traffic. The plan goes the opposite way: the costs for driving a car should be sharply reduced, and the person living outside major cities and dependent on their car is specially highlighted, as is that access to a car is a prerequisite for being able to live and work throughout the country. That municipalities according to the party programme can decide on congestion charges gives some support for the demand for municipal decision-making authority, but not for the tax increase.

• reduced costs for motoristsdecisive»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices sharply for everyone, primarily through reduced blending of expensive biofuel.”
• consideration for car-dependent»Vi ser den som bor utanför storstäderna och är beroende av sin bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We see the person who lives outside major cities and is dependent on their car.”
• car prerequisite for work»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for”
• municipal authority over congestion charge»trängsel ska kommunerna kunna besluta om införande« (party programme ↗)“congestion shall municipalities be able to decide on introduction”

The plan promises a tax increase freeze and that the person who needs the car should be able to afford to use it. The counter-proposal wants to increase and differentiate congestion taxes, introduce them in more cities and set a target for reduced road traffic, which goes straight against these commitments. The plan's strategy for transport sector emissions is electrification, not reduced driving, and the party programme warns against expensive symbolic politics in climate matters.

• tax increase freezedecisive»• Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Introduce a tax increase freeze during the coming term of office which means that overall taxes are not raised”
• the car should be affordable to use»Där du som behöver åka en bit för att skjutsa dina barn till fotbollsträningen eller musikskolan har råd att ta bilen, oavsett om den går på bensin eller el.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where you who need to drive a bit to take your children to football practice or music school can afford to take the car, regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity”
• transformation through electrification»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to transform the transport sector through electrification”
• no expensive symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism”

The plan wishes to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car and explicitly opposes parties that want to continue raising prices to force people to permanently park their cars. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased, differentiated, and expanded congestion charge and targets for reduced road traffic is exactly such a policy. The plan therefore speaks against the requirement.

• billigare bilismdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra det lättare och billigare att ta sig fram med bilen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car.”
• mot pristvång på bilister»Trots det höga och fortsatt stigande priset är vissa partier inte nöjda, utan vill fortsätta med prisökningarna för att tvinga människor att parkera bilen permanent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite the high and continuing rising price, some parties are not satisfied, but wish to continue with price increases to force people to permanently park their cars.”
• bilen redan överbeskattad»Bilen har blivit en kassako för staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car has become a cash cow for the state.”
• alla trafikslag behövs»Sverigedemokraterna anser att samtliga transportslag, inklusive bil och flyg, är viktiga för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats consider that all forms of transport, including car and air, are important for society to function.”

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.