Car pools

The election manifesto wants to see products that last and can easily be reused and shared instead of disposable culture, and states that it is society's responsibility that sustainable alternatives exist when they are missing. The party programme demands that traffic be designed so that car dependency decreases. Changed parking legislation, reduced VAT for car-sharing and a national shared mobility strategy are precisely such measures.

• sharing over ownershipdecisive»produkter som håller och lätt kan återanvändas och delas istället för slit- och släng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“products that last and can easily be reused and shared instead of disposable culture”
• reduce car dependency»så att bilberoendet minskar.« (party programme ↗)“so that car dependency decreases.”
• society responsible for alternatives»Det är samhället och politikens ansvar att se till att alternativen finns.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is society's and politics' responsibility to ensure that alternatives exist.”
• increased resource use»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials needs to increase.”

The plan does not mention car-sharing, but the party programme commits to transforming transport systems for more walking, cycling and public transport and to building transport-efficient living environments, and the election manifesto wants to make it possible to live and travel climate-friendly. Shared mobility is in line with this. At the same time, the plan establishes that the climate crisis cannot be solved by burdening those who need the car, which makes support derived rather than explicit.

• transformed transport systemdecisive»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems shall be transformed for more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”
• transport-efficient living environments»framtidsinriktat stadsbyggande som skapar integrerade, variationsrika och transportsnåla« (party programme ↗)“future-oriented urban development that creates integrated, varied and transport-efficient”
• facilitate climate-friendly travel»Gör det möjligt att leva och resa klimatvänligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it possible to live and travel climate-friendly.”
• do not burden car drivers»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by burdening people who need to drive to the shops”

The election manifesto promises to substantially reduce VAT on car pools and other sharing services and to make it easier for those who want to share instead of owning a car. The counter-proposal's demands for parking rules for car pools, reduced VAT and a national strategy for shared mobility are the same policy. The party programme also points out car pools and loan systems as infrastructure that society should promote.

• reduced VAT on car poolsdecisive»sänka momsen kraftigt på bilpooler och andra delningstjänster och underlätta för de som vill dela, istället för äga, en bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“substantially reduce VAT on car pools and other sharing services and make it easier for those who want to share, instead of owning, a car.”
• shared mobility as infrastructure»Exempel på sådan infrastruktur är smidiga kollektivtrafiksystem, cykelbanor, laddstolpar och hyr- och lånesystem för bilar och cyklar.« (party programme ↗)“Examples of such infrastructure are smooth public transport systems, cycle paths, charging points and hire and loan systems for cars and bicycles.”
• car pools as complement»God närservice, informationsteknik, samåkningssystem, bilpooler och flexibla kollektivtrafiklösningar är viktiga komplement.« (party programme ↗)“Good local services, information technology, ride-sharing systems, car pools and flexible public transport solutions are important complements.”
• reduced private car dependence»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.”

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The plan wants it to be simple to choose away the car, that electric cars are promoted with better parking options and differentiated fees and that Sweden becomes the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy; shared cars are a straight expression of that resource efficiency. That municipalities are given rulemaking over street space for car pools also aligns with the plan's requirement that decisions shall be made close to those affected. Car pools are not mentioned, therefore the stance is derived.

• resource-efficient usedecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”
• parking and fees as steering tools»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric cars shall be promoted with the help of more charging stations, differentiated congestion fees that favour environmental cars and better parking options.”
• easy to choose away own car»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall moreover be simple to choose away the car in favour of train, bus, boat and cycle.”
• municipal rulemaking»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People shall get to decide more themselves, and political decisions shall 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 election manifesto explicitly wants to adapt the tax system better to the growing sharing economy, and car-sharing is a core activity in it. The plan also wants to give commercial traffic and public transport more space at the expense of private car use in cities with congestion or environmental problems, which is what changed parking legislation for car-sharing accomplishes. The plan's general goal is to facilitate mobility both in cities and in the countryside.

• tax rules for the sharing economydecisive»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A startup commission shall be appointed and the tax system adapted better to the growing sharing economy.”
• less room for private car use»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 more space on”
• facilitated mobility»idéer, kapital, varor och tjänster ska underlättas, såväl i städer som på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“ideas, capital, goods and services shall be facilitated, both in cities and in the countryside.”
• rules of the game for new services»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra« (party programme ↗)“We want rules of the game that make it easy to do”

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's core is reduced VAT for car pools and a national strategy for shared mobility. The party programme establishes that the VAT rate in principle should be general and rejects direct company subsidies, while at the same time emphasizing the importance of the car for being able to live and work throughout the country. The programme's support for municipal control over traffic, on the other hand, speaks in favor of the parking section, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• general VAT ratedecisive»Nivån på mervärdesskatten bör i princip vara generell. En hög generell nivå på momssatsen medför dock att undantag kan behöva göras.« (party programme ↗)“The rate of value-added tax should in principle be general. A high general level of VAT rate, however, means that exceptions may need to be made.”
• no to targeted subsidies»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct company subsidies are rejected.”
• the car's importance»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att kunna leva och verka oavsett var i landet man bor.« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for being able to live and work regardless of where in the country one lives.”
• municipal control over traffic»För att fördela trafiken bättre över tid och minska trängsel ska kommunerna kunna besluta om införande och utformning av trängselavgifter för biltrafiken.« (party programme ↗)“To better distribute traffic over time and reduce congestion, municipalities should be able to decide on the introduction and design of congestion charges for car traffic.”

The plan wants the car to be usable and affordable in everyday life and the tax system to become simpler, not for a special VAT rate and a national strategy to be introduced for a single mobility service. Targeted tax cuts and state strategic control of how people choose to transport themselves lie outside the plan's view of politics' scope. The counter-proposal's demands therefore lack support in the plan.

• the car shall be accessibledecisive»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 as someone who needs to drive a bit to take your children to football practice or music school can afford to take the car, whether it runs on petrol or electric.”
• simpler tax system»Ska det ske måste skattesystemet bli enklare, och bolags-, kunskaps- och kapitalskatter vara konkurrenskraftiga och uppmuntra till investeringar i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If it is to happen, the tax system must become simpler, and corporate, knowledge and capital taxes be competitive and encourage investments in Sweden.”
• restraint with state control»Statliga ingripanden är långt ifrån alltid lösningen på samhällets problem, i synnerhet inte när de är dess orsak.« (party programme ↗)“State intervention is far from always the solution to society's problems, particularly not when they are its cause.”

The plan establishes that for the vast majority, the car is not a luxury and turns against car-hostile politics where those with the lowest incomes must pay for subsidies for solutions that primarily benefit city dwellers. The counter-proposal's demand for street space, reduced VAT and a national strategy for car pools is exactly such a directed subsidy for shared urban solutions. The plan thus speaks against the demand.

• the car is necessarydecisive»Bilen är för de allra flesta ingen lyx.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is not a luxury for the vast majority.”
• against car-hostile politics»De största förlorarna på den bilfientliga politiken är de med lägst inkomster.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The biggest losers of car-hostile politics are those with the lowest incomes.”
• against targeted vehicle subsidies»De flesta har inte råd att köpa en ny bil, men tvingas samtidigt betala för skattesubventioner för dem som har råd att köpa dyra elbilar och även betala för stora bidrag till kollektivtrafiken via skattsedeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Most cannot afford to buy a new car, but are simultaneously forced to pay for tax subsidies for those who can afford to buy expensive electric cars and also pay for large subsidies to public transport via tax.”
• not urban utopias»Politiken måste förhålla sig till människors faktiska villkor och inte bygga på utopier som enbart är anpassade för människor som bor i större städer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy must relate to people's actual conditions and not be built on utopias adapted only for people living in larger cities.”