Municipalities' other costs

The plan wants to place the socio-economic costs on the companies that exploit, and wants to strengthen the municipalities' finances through increased redistribution. Nuclear power is also not a path the plan wants to go, which makes it even less reasonable for the host municipalities to bear examination costs. That the fee-financed compensation is extended to all steps of the examination therefore aligns with the plan.

• the polluter paysdecisive»samhällsekonomiska kostnaderna på företagen.« (party programme ↗)“socio-economic costs on the companies.”
• strengthened municipal economy»Omfördelningen från stat till region och kommun måste öka och särskild hänsyn ska tas till de många kommuner och regioner som idag inte får ihop sin ekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Redistribution from state to region and municipality must increase and special consideration shall be given to the many municipalities and regions that today cannot make their economy work”
• no to expanded nuclear power»planerna på att bygga ut kärnkraften som en väg ut ur fossilberoendet.« (party programme ↗)“plans to expand nuclear power as a way out of fossil dependence.”
• the values stay locally»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced.”

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 address the cost-sharing of spent fuel disposal review, but the election manifesto recognizes the principle that municipalities undertaking responsibility for nationally necessary energy infrastructure should be able to receive financial support, and the party generally wants to strengthen municipal finances. This suggests that host municipalities' costs in the review should be fully reimbursed. The derivation is principled, hence low certainty.

• compensation to host municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities that participate in the expansion of wind power installations shall be able to receive financial support.”
• strengthened municipal finances»Vi vill fortsätta öka statens bidrag till kommuner och regioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue increasing the state's contribution to municipalities and regions.”
• equivalent municipal services»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All inhabitants throughout the country should have equivalent access to school, healthcare and care.”

The plan is built on the principle that the polluter shall pay and that costs that affect the environment or another party shall be included in the price, which speaks for the fee-financed compensation to cover municipalities' full assessment costs including environmental impact assessments. The plan also emphasises that nuclear waste is a responsibility passed to future generations, which justifies that the burden on host municipalities is fully compensated. Municipal services should also have equivalent economic conditions throughout the country.

• the polluter paysdecisive»Detta bygger på principen om att det är förorenaren som ska betala.« (party programme ↗)“This is based on the principle that it is the polluter who shall pay.”
• nuclear waste's long-term burden»leder till att radioaktivt avfall överlämnas till kommande generationer att hantera« (party programme ↗)“leads to radioactive waste being passed to future generations to handle”
• equivalent conditions for municipalities»Ett väl fungerande skattesystem ska ge likvärdiga ekonomiska förutsättningar att bedriva kommunal service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning tax system shall provide equivalent economic conditions for conducting municipal services throughout the country.”
• environmental considerations weigh most»Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än kortsiktiga exploateringsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations shall weigh heavier than short-term exploitation interests.”

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 the green transition requires local grounding and that more of the value from natural resources shall remain locally, and that compensation for land use shall be considerably higher than today. A host municipality that bears a very long-term responsibility for a facility should according to the same logic have its costs for the entire assessment covered. The plan's compensation principle for those who pay for what the public would otherwise cover points in the same direction.

• local grounding and compensationdecisive»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local grounding.”
• value remains locally»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value created from natural resources — such as wind power, hydroelectric power and mines — shall remain locally.”
• higher compensation for land»Likaså ska ersättning för ianspråktagen mark ersättas till avsevärt större belopp än idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Similarly, compensation for used land shall be paid at considerably higher amounts than today.”
• compensation for local costs»Den som bor på landsbygden men betalar för sådant som det offentliga står för i tätort ska bli kompenserad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who live in the countryside but pay for things that the public pays for in urban areas shall receive compensation.”

The plan holds to that the polluter shall pay and that the state through a nuclear strategy shall take responsibility for waste management, which speaks for the fee-financed compensation to cover host municipalities' costs in the entire assessment process. The plan also establishes that municipalities' economic conditions shall be equalised for factors they cannot influence. The compensation's delimitation is not addressed, so the conclusion is derived.

• the polluter paysdecisive»Principen att förorenaren betalar ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays shall be upheld.”
• state responsibility for waste management»Staten bör underlätta en utbyggnad genom en kärnkraftsstrategi som inkluderar investeringar i demonstrationsanläggningar, avfallshantering och insatser för att marknaden ska kunna investera i svensk kärnkraft på liknande villkor som för övriga fossilfria energislag.« (party programme ↗)“The state should facilitate expansion through a nuclear strategy that includes investments in demonstration facilities, waste management and efforts for the market to be able to invest in Swedish nuclear power on similar terms as for other fossil-free energy types.”
• equalisation of uninfluenceable costs»De ekonomiska villkoren för kommuner och regioner behöver därför utjämnas med avseende på faktorer som inte går att påverka.« (party programme ↗)“The economic conditions for municipalities and regions therefore need to be equalised with respect to factors that cannot be influenced.”

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.

According to the plan, the financing principle shall be respected when the state imposes tasks on municipalities, which argues for compensation covering all steps in the assessment and not just part. The plan sees it as a state task to support municipalities that otherwise cannot fulfill their statutory obligations. The stewardship principle further requires that such very long-term commitments are handled with long-term perspective.

• the financing principle for new tasksdecisive»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities.”
• state support for municipalities»Det är en statlig uppgift att stödja kommuner som inte har ett tillräckligt skatteunderlag för att klara sina lagstadgade skyldigheter mot kommunens invånare.« (party programme ↗)“It is a state task to support municipalities that do not have sufficient tax base to fulfill their statutory obligations to the municipality's residents.”
• long-term stewardship»Förvaltarskapsprincipen hjälper oss att tänka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle helps us think long-term”

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 takes no position on how far fee-financed compensation to host municipalities shall extend. Its core commitment in the area is to make new nuclear power possible and cheaper through state guarantees and high-cost protection and shorter processing times. To expand fee-financed compensation to cover all review steps pulls in the opposite direction and receives no support.

• expanded nuclear powerdecisive»Ny kärnkraft är lösningen för att reparera Sveriges energisystem på lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New nuclear power is the solution to repair Sweden's energy system in the long term.”
• facilitate financing»Införa gröna kreditgarantier för ny kärnkraft – staten ska underlätta finansieringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce green credit guarantees for new nuclear power – the state shall facilitate financing”
• faster permit review»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through a final deadline”
• lower costs for nuclear power»Införa ett statligt högkostnadsskydd för konstruktionen av ny kärnkraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce state high-cost protection for the construction of new nuclear power”

The plan rests on the municipal financing principle: the state should not place new cost-driving commitments on municipalities without fully compensating them. Host municipalities bearing responsibility for the assessment should therefore receive compensation for all steps. The plan also wants value created by extraction and production to stay in the area where it originates to a greater extent.

• full compensation to municipalitiesdecisive»kostnadsdrivande åtaganden för kommunerna utan att fullt ut kompensera dem för« (party programme ↗)“cost-driving commitments for municipalities without fully compensating them for”
• municipal financing principle»Den kommunala finansieringsprincipen är grundläggande för de ekonomiska« (party programme ↗)“The municipal financing principle is fundamental to economic”
• value should stay locally»hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“how revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely reach the local area”
• local compensation for facilities»Den fastighetsskatt som tas ut från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar vill vi ska stanna på regional nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The real estate tax levied on industrial and electricity production facilities we want to stay at the regional level.”

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.