Contacts between companies and authorities

The plan demands a more active state industrial policy and notes that innovations have often emerged through collaboration between the public and private sectors, which supports the demand for an innovation mission for the agency. The election manifesto also criticizes that an ever-larger share of tax money goes to administration and control. Simpler agency contacts and better service therefore do not conflict with the plan, but it does not address business deregulation as such.

• public-private innovationdecisive»produkter, innovationer och tillväxtområden har ofta vuxit fram i samverkan mellan det offentliga och kommersiella företag.« (party programme ↗)“products, innovations and growth areas have often emerged through collaboration between the public and commercial companies.”
• active state industrial policy»mer aktiv statlig industri- och landsbygdspolitik« (party programme ↗)“more active state industrial and rural policy”
• reduce unnecessary administration»marknadslösningar har urholkat vår gemensamma välfärd samtidigt som en allt större del av våra skattemedel går till administration och kontroll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“market solutions have hollowed out our common welfare while an ever-larger share of our tax money goes to administration and control”

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 commits to strengthening the long-term conditions for enterprise and innovation and to investing in digitalization so that the business climate is strengthened. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued regulatory simplification, better public administration service through digitalization and a mandate to simplify innovation work is in line with this, as is the plan's desire to speed up slow government processes. The plan supports the requirement, albeit derived.

• digitalization strengthens the business climatedecisive»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitalization and education so that the business climate is strengthened and skills supply is improved.”
• long-term conditions for enterprise»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for enterprise and innovation.”
• faster government processes»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permit processes shall be sped up.”
• stimulate innovation work»Forsknings- och utvecklingsarbete ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Research and development work shall be stimulated.”

The party programme wants to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy through active regulatory simplification work and strengthen opportunities for people to start and run businesses; better public service and digital submission are means to this. The demand that an innovation authority shall investigate how public agencies can simplify innovation work lies close to the commitment to shorten the step from idea to product. The plan does not take a stand on the assignment's design.

• active regulatory simplificationdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”
• facilitate entrepreneurship»Vi vill stärka möjligheterna för människor med goda idéer att starta och driva företag.« (party programme ↗)“We want to strengthen opportunities for people with good ideas to start and run businesses.”
• shorter innovation paths»Steget från idé och innovation till prototyp, produkt och kommersialisering måste bli kortare.« (party programme ↗)“The step from idea and innovation to prototype, product and commercialisation must become shorter.”

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 clear out the rule tangle and among redundant rules, shorten government agencies' lead times and build out digitalization on equal terms. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued regulatory simplification based on set goals and for better government service through digitalization follows directly from these commitments. The assignment to Vinnova is not addressed by the plan, therefore the stance rests on the regulatory simplification and digitalization commitments.

• clear out the rule tangledecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear out the rule tangle for entrepreneurs, large as small. We want to introduce a new and simplified company form for micro-companies, so that more dare to test driving a company.”
• shorter handling times»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 matter reviewed. Lead times for handling and government administration in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to representatives improved.”
• digitalization on equal terms»Digitalisering på lika villkor, oavsett var man bor, är en förutsättning för demokrati och möjliggör decentralisering.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization on equal terms, regardless of where one lives, is a prerequisite for democracy and enables decentralization.”
• away with redundant rules»Dyra, krångliga och innovationshämmande regelverk ligger som en våt filt över delar av landsbygden. Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expensive, complicated and innovation-inhibiting regulations lie like a wet blanket over parts of the countryside. We shall clear out redundant rules and bureaucracy.”

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 establishes as a central principle that all public functions that at reasonable cost can be made digitally accessible shall also be made digitally accessible, and wants to quickly remove barriers for businesses. Better digital service from authorities and continued regulatory simplification follows directly from these commitments. Tasking an authority to investigate how innovation work can be simplified lies on the same line.

• digitally accessible public functionsdecisive»som till en rimlig kostnad kan göras digitalt tillgängliga också ska göras digitalt tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“as at reasonable cost can be made digitally accessible also shall be made digitally accessible.”
• remove barriers for businesses»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task must be to quickly remove barriers to make it easier for businesses and”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small businesses shall decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”
• embrace digitalization»Digitaliseringen innebär fantastiska möjligheter för den enskilda individen och för samhället i« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization offers fantastic opportunities for the individual and for society 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 that bureaucracy and complicated rules are countered and that forthcoming laws are tested from a small business perspective, which is the heart of continued regulatory simplification and better government service. The programme also gives the state the task of creating a good climate for innovations and wants to take advantage of new technology that enables decentralization. A mandate for how government agencies can better simplify innovation work follows from this.

• counter rule complexitydecisive»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered.”
• small business perspective on laws»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• good climate for innovations»Staten bör främja nyföretagande genom att skapa ett gott klimat för innovationer samt produkt- och marknadsutveckling.« (party programme ↗)“The state should promote new enterprise by creating a good climate for innovations and product and market development.”
• take advantage of new technology»Ny teknik som skapar stora möjligheter till decentralisering av produktion och beslutsfattande ska tas tillvara.« (party programme ↗)“New technology that creates great opportunities for decentralization of production and decision-making shall be taken advantage of.”

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 sets a concrete goal that one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of regulatory red tape shall be eliminated, and that government agencies' processing times shall be shortened through a final deadline. Better public services and digital filing are means toward the same goal, and the plan explicitly wants it to be easy to do right. The counter-proposal's demands for continued regulatory simplification and improved treatment therefore align with the plan's direction.

• target for regulatory simplificationdecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of regulatory red tape”
• shorter processing times»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through a final deadline”
• easy to do right»Där det är lätt att göra rätt – för att en tredjedel av regelkrånglet tagits bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where it is easy to do right – because one-third of the regulatory red tape has been removed.”
• digitalization facilitates enterprise»Företagande ska underlättas i hela Sverige genom bättre tillgång till bredband.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Enterprise shall be facilitated throughout Sweden through better access to broadband.”

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 establishes that authorities must not become companies' enemies but shall have a more supportive function, and that regulatory burden despite many years of ambitions has remained high. The counter-proposal's demand for continued deregulation work and improved authority service through digitalization aligns with this. The plan thus supports the demand.

• supportive authoritiesdecisive»Myndigheterna får inte bli företagens fiender som sätter käppar i hjulen utan måste få en mer stödjande funktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Authorities must not become companies' enemies who put spokes in the wheels but must have a more supportive function.”
• red tape persists»Trots mångåriga ambitioner om att minska regelkrångel visar undersökningar att bördan över tid kvarstått på höga nivåer eller ökat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite many years of ambitions to reduce red tape, surveys show that the burden over time has remained at high levels or increased.”
• deregulation»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for reducing red tape and ease the administrative burden on small businesses”
• authorities in partnership with landowners»Rättssäkerheten behöver stärkas för den som bedriver näring inom jord- och skogsbruk och myndigheternas arbete behöver i högre grad anpassas för att verka i intressegemenskap med markägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Legal security needs to be strengthened for those conducting agriculture and forestry and authority work needs to be adapted to a greater extent to work in a community of interests with landowners.”

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.