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The counter-proposal wants to put resources into education, study funding and targeted support for young people who have the hardest time establishing themselves. This responds to the plan's requirements that it become easier to get educated regardless of wallet thickness, for increased study support and that the state ensures it is possible to study with economically secure conditions. The plan also particularly points out that too many young people never begin or drop out of upper secondary school.

• education regardless of economicsdecisive»Det måste bli lättare att utbilda sig efter grundskolan oavsett vem du är, tjockleken på din plånbok eller var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become easier to get educated after compulsory school regardless of who you are, the thickness of your wallet or where in the country you live.”
• raised study support»Vänsterpartiet vill värna universitetens oberoende och finansiering och höja studiestödet så att fler kan välja att vidareutbilda sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to protect universities' independence and funding and raise study support so more can choose to pursue further education.”
• young people who fall behind»Alltför många barn börjar aldrig gymnasieskolan eller hoppar av i förtid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too many children never begin upper secondary school or drop out early.”
• secure study economy»nyckelroll i att se till att det går att både bo och studera med ekonomiskt trygga villkor.« (party programme ↗)“key role in ensuring that it is possible to both live and study with economically secure conditions.”

The counter-proposal wants to direct resources to education, study finance and targeted support for young people who have the hardest time establishing themselves rather than to a well-targeted general measure. This responds to the plan's commitment to the right to work for everyone and an active labour market policy, as well as to good opportunities for education and transition. The plan's requirement for well-managed public finances also speaks for well-targeted measures.

• right to workdecisive»Rätt till arbete för alla, och goda förutsättningar att delta i arbetslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Right to work for everyone, and good conditions to participate in working life.”
• active labour market policy»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik för fler jobb är särskilt viktig i ekonomiskt oroliga tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An active labour market policy for more jobs is especially important in economically uncertain times.”
• education as a path to work»Goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling och omställning genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for skill development and transition throughout life.”
• responsible public finances»Starkt finanspolitiskt ramverk, för sunda och välskötta offentliga finanser, i syfte att« (party programme ↗)“Strong fiscal framework, for sound and well-managed public finances, for the purpose 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 sees education as the crucial key for those outside the labour market and emphasizes that young people need conditions to establish themselves as a central measure against exclusion. The counter-proposal's requirement to instead invest resources in education, student finance and targeted support to the young people who struggle the most is in line with this. The plan does not take a position on the current age limitation, so the assessment is derived.

• young people should be able to establish themselvesdecisive»En viktig åtgärd för att motverka segregation och utanförskap är att unga ges« (party programme ↗)“An important measure to counter segregation and exclusion is that young people are given”
• education as key»ser utbildning som den avgörande nyckeln« (party programme ↗)“sees education as the crucial key”
• strengthened student finance»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise student support and improve students' unemployment insurance and health insurance.”

The counter-proposal wants to put resources into education, student finance and targeted support for young people who have the hardest time establishing themselves instead of an expensive and blunt reform. The election manifesto makes education one of the most valuable investments and demands targeted measures for those far from the labour market, while policy must manage taxpayers' money carefully. The plan does not address this specific bill, so the assessment is derived.

• education as priority investmentdecisive»Få investeringar är lika viktiga och värdefulla för samhället som de vi gör i utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Few investments are as important and valuable to society as those we make in education.”
• careful management of tax money»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar. Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should manage taxpayers' money carefully. More money should go to the care sector's core, less to benefits.”
• targeted measures against exclusion»Det måste bli billigare och lättare att anställa, särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become cheaper and easier to employ, especially people far from the labour market.”
• effective measures rather than short-termism»Ett resultatinriktat ledarskap som säger nej till kortsiktiga populistiska satsningar och istället söker långsiktiga och konstruktiva överenskommelser förankrade i mitten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Results-oriented leadership that says no to short-term populist initiatives and instead seeks long-term and constructive agreements anchored in the middle.”

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 matter does not specify which benefit the age limit applies to, and the plan does not take a position on it. The nearest principles are that policy shall prioritize increasing freedom for those with least freedom, that knowledge is the most important factor for life chances and that the student finance system shall give everyone opportunity to study. Instead directing resources toward education, student economics and support for young people who have most difficulty establishing themselves follows from these principles, but the conclusion is uncertain.

• prioritize the most vulnerabledecisive»Politiken ska prioritera att öka friheten för dem som har minst frihet.« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall prioritize increasing freedom for those who have least freedom.”
• knowledge gives life chances»Kunskap är den viktigaste faktorn för att stärka varje människas livschanser.« (party programme ↗)“Knowledge is the most important factor for strengthening every person's life chances.”
• student finance for all»Studiemedelssystemet ska skapa förutsättningar för alla oavsett ekonomisk bakgrund att studera på akademisk nivå.« (party programme ↗)“The student finance system shall create conditions for all regardless of economic background to study at academic level.”
• responsibility for public finances»Stabila offentliga finanser och låg statsskuld skapar utrymme för Sverige att möta kriser utan att välfärden hotas.« (party programme ↗)“Stable public finances and low government debt create space for Sweden to meet crises without welfare being threatened.”

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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 requires that tax and benefit systems be designed so that people's own efforts are encouraged and benefit dependence is countered, and that studies shall pay off and higher education be accessible to all. The counter-proposal's approach of instead placing resources on education, study finance, and targeted support for young people who have the hardest time establishing themselves is close to these commitments, as is the requirement for restraint in public expenditure. However, the plan does not address the current age limit.

• own effort before benefitsdecisive»Skatte- och bidragssystemen måste utformas så att människors egen kraft och engagemang« (party programme ↗)“Tax and benefit systems must be designed so that people's own efforts and commitment”
• studies shall pay off»Studier och kompetensutveckling måste löna sig.« (party programme ↗)“Studies and skills development must pay off.”
• accessible higher education»Den högre utbildningen ska vara tillgänglig för alla« (party programme ↗)“Higher education shall be accessible to all”
• restrained public expenditure»återhållsamhet i de offentliga utgifterna« (party programme ↗)“restraint in public expenditure”

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 matter concerns a legislative proposal whose content cannot be determined more precisely, and the plan contains no commitment on it. The plan's path for young people who have difficulty establishing themselves goes through sharply reduced employment costs and a job premium that makes it profitable to go from benefits to work, not through redistribution to study economics and targeted support. The nearest relevant principle therefore argues against the counter-proposal's alternative.

• jobs through lower employment costsdecisive»Kraftigt sänka kostnaden för att anställa långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply reduce the cost of hiring the long-term unemployed”
• job premium»Införa en jobbpremie som gör det extra lönsamt för långtidsarbetslösa att gå från bidrag till arbete« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a job premium that makes it extra profitable for the long-term unemployed to go from benefits to work”
• reforms must be financed»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new commitments and reforms – such as our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”

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The plan does not take a position on the current bill. The closest principle is that every public investment should show clear results, that unnecessary expenses should be scaled back and that funds should be redirected to where they do the most good. The counter-proposal's objection about weak targeting and its desire to instead invest in education and targeted support for young people who have the hardest time establishing themselves is in line with that. The conclusion is uncertain.

• result requirements on investmentsdecisive»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
• reprioritize public expenses»Se över offentliga utgifter och rikta om medel till välfärden och rättsväsendet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Review public expenses and redirect funds to welfare and the justice system”
• occupational foundation for young people»Ge alla grunden till ett yrke som efterfrågas på arbetsmarknaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone the foundation for an occupation that is in demand on the labour market”
• away with unnecessary expenses»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale back unnecessary expenses in the public sector”

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.