Grounds for Exclusion

The election manifesto requires collective agreements in public procurement and the party programme sees public purchasing as a strategic tool for setting standards and addressing unserious operators. A supplier check that from the start only covers some of the exclusion grounds makes that tool blunt. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that the register covers all grounds immediately.

• requirement at public procurementdecisive»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party requires collective agreements in public procurement.”
• procurement as strategic tool»också i privata företag. Deras inköp av varor och tjänster är ett viktigt« (party programme ↗)“also in private companies. Their purchases of goods and services are an important”
• address unserious operators»Vi vill också stärka arbetsrätten och ta itu med oseriösa« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen labour rights and address unserious”
• against organised economic crime»Det behövs en effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for effective monitoring of organised”

The plan requires that public procurers are exemplars in working for fair competition and that tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering are stopped. It also wants to abolish systems that lead to lack of control and leakage of tax funds. A supplier register covering all exclusion grounds from the start thus lies in line with the plan.

• fair competition in procurementdecisive»Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Workplace crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and procurers shall be exemplars in working for fair competition.”
• stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
• no leakage of tax funds»Avskaffande av system som leder till bristande kontroll, läckage av skattemedel,« (party programme ↗)“Abolishment of systems that lead to lack of control, leakage of tax funds,”
• combated workplace crime»Bekämpande av kriminalitet på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Combating criminality on the labour market.”

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The plan wants public procurement to set clearer requirements and the work against criminal economy to be strengthened, with agency coordination that can strike against disreputable companies from several directions. A provider register that from the start encompasses all exclusion grounds is a direct tool for this. The counter-proposal's requirement thus aligns with the plan.

• strangle criminal economydecisive»Vi vill också stärka arbetet mot den kriminella ekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen the work against criminal economy.”
• requirements in public procurement»Offentlig sektor är även en stor inköpare av varor och tjänster.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector is also a large purchaser of goods and services.”
• agency coordination against gangs»stärka myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen agency coordination so that the agencies can strike against organized crime's companies from several directions”

The election manifesto wants to make Sweden more transparent with tightened rules against corruption and an anti-corruption authority, which speaks for as comprehensive supplier control as possible in public procurement. The party programme emphasizes moreover given and predictable rules in the economy. That the register encompasses all exclusion grounds from the start thereby lies close to the plan, although the plan at the same time wants to clean up in the regulatory jungle for companies.

• tightened rules against corruptiondecisive»Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish an anti-corruption authority, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobby register.”
• predictable rules»Ekonomin ska ha givna och förutsägbara spelregler« (party programme ↗)“The economy should have given and predictable rules”
• regulatory simplification for companies»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up in the regulatory jungle for entrepreneurs, large and small.”

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 public procurement ensures equal treatment and stimulates competition and that laws and rules protect competition on equal terms. A register that from the start encompasses all exclusion grounds is what fully keeps unserious suppliers out of tax-financed activities. The plan's requirement for strengthened follow-up of public funds points in the same direction.

• sound public procurementdecisive»Offentlig upphandling ska ske på sätt som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader, hög kvalitet, säkrar likabehandling och stimulerar konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement shall be conducted in ways that give taxpayers low costs, high quality, ensure equal treatment and stimulate competition.”
• competition on equal terms»Lagar och regler ska slå vakt om äganderätt, konkurrens på lika villkor, rättssäkerhet och att enskilda människor har likvärdiga och goda möjligheter att nå sina livsmål.« (party programme ↗)“Laws and rules shall protect property rights, competition on equal terms, legal certainty and that individual people have equivalent and good opportunities to reach their life goals.”
• strengthened control of public funds»Vi vill både stärka uppföljningen av bidragsgivning och stoppa dold finansiering av trossamfund så att de inte blir verktyg för extremistiska krafter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to both strengthen follow-up of grant-giving and stop hidden financing of religious communities so they do not become tools for extremist forces.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och europeisk nivå, och offentliga beslut analyseras ur småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small businesses shall be reduced, through efforts at municipal, state and European levels, and public decisions analysed from a small-business perspective.”

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 builds economic policy on integrity and on the state monitoring that legislation and good ethics are upheld on the market, and wishes to counter disloyal competition. A register that from the start encompasses all exclusion grounds follows from this. The requirement that new rules be examined from a small-business perspective qualifies but does not speak against a coordinated control that reduces the accumulated burden.

• sound competitiondecisive»En effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“An effective competition policy prevents oligopolies, monopolies and disloyal competition.”
• state market oversight»Statens roll i näringspolitiken är att övervaka att lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in economic policy is to monitor that legislation and good ethics are upheld on the market.”
• integrity in business»Hederlighet och personligt ansvarstagande är viktiga fundament.« (party programme ↗)“Integrity and personal responsibility are important foundations.”
• small-business perspective»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Incoming laws should be examined from a small-business perspective.”

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's overarching commitment is that tax money should not end up with criminals and that incorrect payments should be stopped. A register for supplier control that from the start encompasses all grounds for exclusion is a direct tool for this. The plan also requires shorter processing times with government agencies, which supports the objection that the register takes too long.

• tax money should not go to criminalsdecisive»Där dina skattepengar används till fler lärare och poliser i stället för att hamna i fickorna på kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where your tax money is used for more teachers and police instead of ending up in criminals' pockets.”
• stop incorrect payments»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of tax money to extremists”
• faster government processes»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through an outer time limit”
• respect for taxpayers' money»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms should be combated.”

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 both fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption be countered and particularly points out shortcomings in public procurement as a source of multi-billion cost. A supplier register that from the start encompasses all exclusion grounds is a direct tool for that. The plan's concern for smaller actors' ability to participate in procurement constitutes a counterweight but does not change the direction.

• counter fraud and corruptiondecisive»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and such systems as tend to encourage fraud and corruption shall be countered.”
• shortcomings in public procurement»Den offentliga sektorn har dels problem med upphandlingar, ekonomistyrning och uppföljning, dels med bristande ledarskap och felaktiga prioriteringar som sammantaget leder till kostnader i multimiljardklass.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public sector has both problems with procurement, financial management and follow-up, as well as with lacking leadership and wrong priorities which together lead to costs in the multi-billion class.”
• tightened penalties for fraud»Skärpa straffen för fusk inom välfärdssystemen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for fraud within welfare systems”
• obstacles for small businesses»Onödigt stränga villkor i branschstandarder och i upphandlingar gör det ofta svårt för mindre aktörer att slå sig in på marknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unnecessarily strict conditions in industry standards and in procurement often make it difficult for smaller actors to enter the market.”

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.