Elite Sports

The party programme requires strong insurance that provides security throughout life and that social insurance is universal and comprehensive; that sports income is neither sickness benefit nor pension-generating is exactly a gap in that comprehensive coverage. The plan also gives sports a major role in people's wellbeing and demands that participation be open to everyone regardless of economy. An investigation of the terms thus follows from the plan's commitments.

• universal and comprehensive insurancedecisive»Att socialförsäkringarna är allmänna och heltäckande gör dem« (party programme ↗)“That social insurance is universal and comprehensive makes them”
• security throughout life»Vi vill se starka försäkringar som skapar trygghet för var och en under« (party programme ↗)“We want to see strong insurance that creates security for everyone”
• sport's role in wellbeing»Idrott och friluftsliv spelar stor roll för många människors glädje,« (party programme ↗)“Sport and outdoor life play a major role in many people's joy,”
• association sports open to everyone»demokrati och stå starka mot marknadsintressen« (party programme ↗)“democracy and stand strong against market 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 party programme asserts that good economic protection when earned income falls away is fundamental and that insurance systems must be adapted for a labour market where people switch between different means of support. That sports income is neither sickness benefit nor pension-generating is precisely such a gap. The election manifesto's commitment to secure insurance based on duty and right thus supports an inquiry into the conditions of elite athletes.

• protection when income falls awaydecisive»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when own earned income falls away is fundamental”
• insurance adapted to the labour market»Försäkringssystemen måste avpassas för en arbetsmarknad, där« (party programme ↗)“Insurance systems must be adapted for a labour market, where”
• secure social insurance»Sverige ska ha trygga försäkringar byggda på tan ken om plikt och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have secure insurance based on the idea of duty and right.”

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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 wants to see broad employment security with low thresholds that also covers groups with loose connection to security systems, and states that everyone has the right to basic economic security. To investigate conditions for elite athletes, whose incomes are neither sickness-benefit nor pension-grounding, is an application of that commitment to a group that today falls outside. The plan also sees the sports movement as Sweden's largest popular movement.

• broad employment securitydecisive»Försäkringen ska vara bred, ha låga trösklar för inträde, och i tillämpliga delar även omfatta studenter och egna företagare.« (party programme ↗)“The insurance shall be broad, have low thresholds for entry, and in applicable parts also cover students and self-employed entrepreneurs.”
• right to economic security»Alla har rätt till grundläggande ekonomisk trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to basic economic security.”
• common employment security»Vi verkar för en gemensam arbetslivstrygghet för människor i yrkesverksam ålder.« (party programme ↗)“We work towards common employment security for people of working age.”
• sport as a popular movement»Idrottsrörelsen är Sveriges största folkrörelse.« (party programme ↗)“The sports movement is Sweden's largest popular movement.”

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 party programme requires that social safety nets also cover business owners and students, and the election manifesto wants to adapt security systems to the conditions of self-employed entrepreneurs. Elite athletes with income that does not provide pension and sickness benefits fall between the systems in the same way. An investigation of their conditions therefore aligns with the plan, if not with explicit support.

• basic security in safety netsdecisive»Välfärden ska innefatta sociala skyddsnät som förmår skapa en god ekonomisk grundtrygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall include social safety nets that can create good economic basic security.”
• safety nets for business owners too»också omfatta företagare och studenter.« (party programme ↗)“also cover business owners and students.”
• security systems for business owners»Även kvinnors företagande behöver främjas, med trygghetssystem anpassade till företagares villkor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's business ownership also needs to be promoted, with security systems adapted to entrepreneurs' conditions”
• sport's value»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sport, outdoor life and culture's importance to public health is indisputable.”

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 states that social insurance shall be general and mandatory and explicitly adapted to students' and entrepreneurs' situation, with strengthened security for illness and parenthood for groups that fall between systems. Elite athletes whose incomes are neither sick-pay-based nor pension-based are precisely such a group. An investigation of their security conditions thus follows from the plan's commitment.

• adapted social insurancedecisive»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to students' and entrepreneurs' situation.”
• security for groups outside the system»Studenters, unga forskares och företagares trygghet vid sjukdom och föräldraskap måste förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Students', young researchers' and entrepreneurs' security for illness and parenthood must be strengthened.”
• general social insurance»Socialförsäkringarna ska därför vara generella och obligatoriska.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall therefore be general and mandatory.”
• connection benefits and premiums»Det ska finnas ett tydligt samband mellan förmåner och inbetalade premier.« (party programme ↗)“There shall be a clear connection between benefits and paid premiums.”

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 party programme establishes that elite sport must have reasonable conditions to function, and that social insurance shall provide economic security through different stages of life with a pension built on lifetime income. The counter-proposal's demand for an investigation of whether sports income is neither sickness benefit nor pension-qualifying hits precisely that gap. The committee's reasons, however, are purely procedural and the plan says nothing about the order of consideration.

• reasonable conditions for elite sportdecisive»måste ha rimliga villkor för att fungera.« (party programme ↗)“must have reasonable conditions to function.”
• solidarity social insurance»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem« (party programme ↗)“A solidarity-financed social insurance system”
• pension based on lifetime income»Pensionssystemet ska utgå från den livsinkomst« (party programme ↗)“The pension system shall be based on lifetime income”
• support for sport»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, exercise and various forms of sport should be promoted and supported by municipalities.”

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 says nothing about elite athletes' security system. The nearest-lying principle is that taxes and benefit systems shall be based on the work line and that it shall always pay better to have worked, which argues that income from sports activity should also be pensionable and sickness benefit-generating. The plan also shows a will to invest in sport. An investigation of conditions is therefore supported, but on weak foundation.

• arbetslinjen i trygghetssystemendecisive»Skatter och bidragssystem ska utgå från arbetslinjen.« (party programme ↗)“Taxes and benefit systems shall be based on the work line.”
• arbetslinjen i pensionssystemet»Vi värnar arbetslinjen i pensionssystemet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We protect the work line in the pension system”
• satsning på idrotten»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports boost for disadvantaged areas”

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 establishes that tax and regulation design are crucial for viable elite sports and professional leagues, and commits to safeguarding Swedish professional sports. The plan also wants to facilitate elite clubs operating in international competition and provide sports movements the prerequisites for continued viability. An investigation into the fact that sports income is neither sick pay nor pension-qualifying thereby aligns with the plan's commitments.

• conditions for elite sportsdecisive»Skatter och reglers utformning är avgörande för vilka förutsättningar det finns för livskraftiga elitidrotter och proffsligor som skapar engagemang hos hundratusentals.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax and regulation design are crucial to what prerequisites exist for viable elite sports and professional leagues that create engagement among hundreds of thousands.”
• safeguard professional sports»Värna den svenska proffsidrotten och supporterrörelsen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Safeguard Swedish professional sports and the supporter movement”
• competitive elite clubs»underlätta elitklubbar att bedriva verksamhet på en nivå som mäter sig i internationell konkurrens« (2022 manifesto ↗)“facilitate elite clubs to conduct operations at a level that compares in international competition”
• viable sports movement»Ge idrottsrörelserna förutsättningar till fortsatt livskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Provide sports movements the prerequisites for continued viability”