The number of subcontractors

The plan points out wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation as central threats and makes demands for collective agreements in public procurement. Limiting the number of subcontractor layers in risk sectors, tightening control and excluding unreasonably low bids are precisely such tools against workplace crime. That EU law is cited as an obstacle does not weigh heavily for the party, which wants Sweden to challenge EU laws that put capital's interests first.

• stop wage dumping and frauddecisive»Lönedumpning, ekonomisk brottslighet och utnyttjande är centrala hot idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation are central threats today.”
• demands in public procurement»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party makes demands for collective agreements in public procurement.”
• challenge EU law»Vi vill att Sverige utmanar EU:s överstatliga fördrag och lagar« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to challenge the EU's supranational treaties and laws”
• developed labour law»Vi vill skapa tryggare jobb genom att utveckla arbetsrätten.« (party programme ↗)“We want to create safer jobs by developing labour law.”

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 requires action against labour market crime and states that public procurers shall be exemplars of fair competition, and that no one shall be able to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' conditions. Limited subcontracting chains, stricter control and the possibility of excluding unreasonably low bids are precisely such tools. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• procurers against labour market crimedecisive»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 ↗)“Labour market crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and procurers shall be exemplars in promoting fair competition.”
• no competition through dumped conditions»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall never pay to commit crime or gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe working environment.”
• combat labour market crime»Bekämpande av kriminalitet på arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Combating crime on the labour market.”
• Swedish model applies in Sweden»Respekt i EU för svenska modellen med kollektivavtalslösningar.« (party programme ↗)“Respect in the EU for the Swedish model with collective agreement solutions.”

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The plan requires strong action against employers who exploit labour and circumvent labour law, and wants to strengthen efforts against the criminal economy through stricter control and inter-agency cooperation. Limiting the subcontracting chain and tightening control in risk sectors is a direct means against precisely the workplace crime the plan wants to stop. The plan does not address the design of procurement regulations, so the position is derived.

• stop for labour exploitationdecisive»Det krävs krafttag mot arbetsgivare som exploaterar utländsk arbetskraft och inte respekterar svensk arbetsrätt eller gällande kollektivavtal.« (party programme ↗)“Strong action is required against employers who exploit foreign workers and do not respect Swedish labour law or applicable collective agreements.”
• combat criminal economy»Vi vill också stärka arbetet mot den kriminella ekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen efforts against the criminal economy.”
• unprofitable organized crime»Det ska vara dyrt, jobbigt och svårt att vara kriminell.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be expensive, complicated and difficult to be criminal.”
• requirements in public procurement»Vid offentlig upphandling ska det ställas tydligare hållbarhetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, clearer sustainability requirements shall be set.”

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 consistent line is to clear up the rule jungle for entrepreneurs, large and small, and that the market economy shall be free from planned economy directives. A general rule about at most two subcontractor levels also affects serious small businesses, whose good conditions the plan makes decisive for new jobs. The party does want to squeeze gang incomes, but directs the justice system rather than blunt limitations on contractual freedom.

• deregulation for businessdecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear up the rule jungle for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
• good conditions for small business»Goda villkor för entreprenörer, egenföretagare och små företag är därför avgörande för att skapa nya jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for entrepreneurs, self-employed and small businesses are therefore crucial for creating new jobs.”
• strangle gang incomes»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, an investigation into gang incomes and how these can be strangled should be conducted.”

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The plan establishes that public procurement shall stimulate competition and ensure equal treatment, and that the internal market shall be developed with high reform pace for competitiveness. A general rule that limits the number of subcontractor levels and can prohibit subcontractors contradicts this and increases regulatory burden. The plan's requirement to combat organised crime speaks for enhanced control, but does not support a general limitation of the supply chain.

• competition-promoting 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.”
• developed internal market»Den inre marknaden ska utvecklas, regelverk ska harmoniseras och reformtakten för konkurrenskraft och produktivitet vara hög.« (party programme ↗)“The internal market shall be developed, regulatory frameworks shall be harmonised and the pace of reform for competitiveness and productivity shall be high.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small enterprises shall decrease”
• combat organised crime»Gränsöverskridande brottslighet måste mötas med en gränsöverskridande polis.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cross-border crime must be met with a cross-border police.”

Security and crime fighting are one of the election manifesto's four prioritized areas, and the plan requires that all crimes be effectively investigated and without exception and that unfair competition be counteracted. Limiting the number of sub-contractor levels, tightening control and increasing supervision in risk industries are measures against precisely labor crime and organized crime. Procurement rules are not addressed in the documents, so the position is derived.

• prioritized crime fightingdecisive»Vi prioriterar tryggheten, vi är redo att bekämpa brotten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritize security, we are ready to fight crime.”
• no exceptions from prosecution»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception investigated”
• counteract unfair competition»konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens« (party programme ↗)“competition policy counteracts oligopolies, monopolies and unfair competition”
• take money from criminals»Beslagta kriminellas statussymboler« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Confiscate criminals' status symbols”

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 guiding commitment for business is to remove a third of red tape and companies' administrative costs, and to deepen the EU's internal market especially for services. A main rule of at most two subcontractor tiers and ban on subcontractors in certain procurements goes in the opposite direction. The plan instead fights the criminal economy with the legal system and stop for payments to criminals, not with restrictions on freedom of contract.

• reduced red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”
• free movement for services»Fördjupa den inre marknaden, inte minst för tjänster och digitala produkter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deepen the internal market, not least for services and digital products”
• bureaucracy hampers growth»Men höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt. Det kan vi aldrig acceptera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But high taxes, complicated licensing processes and bureaucracy put spokes in the wheel for innovation and growth. We can never accept that.”

The plan's central commitment is that fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption shall be countered and that crime affecting business owners shall be combated. The counter-proposal's demand for limited subcontractor levels, stricter controls and increased supervision in risk sectors are measures against precisely workplace crime and organized crime. The plan also wants to prevent cheap labour from being imported to unskilled jobs, which is the same problem picture.

• counter fraud and corruptiondecisive»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption shall be countered.”
• protect legitimate business»Bekämpa brottslighet som drabbar företagare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat crime that affects business owners”
• counter criminal networks»Motverka klanernas makt, både inom det offentliga och inom civilsamhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counter the power of clans, both within the public sphere and within civil society”
• stop cheap labour immigration»införa en riktig arbetsmarknadsprövning för att förhindra att arbetsgivare importerar billig arbetskraft från fattiga länder« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a proper labour market test to prevent employers from importing cheap labour from poor countries”

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.