Gambling for public benefit purposes

The plan's closest commitment is a restrictive regulation of risky consumption, with Systembolaget as a model for how shared frameworks are set around private actors, and it warns that debt weakens people's independence. A general exemption from gambling legislation for public-benefit games goes against that line. The plan wants instead that association life receives good resources and stands strong against market interests, not that its financing rests on unregulated gambling.

• restrictive regulation of risk consumptiondecisive»Vi vill se en restriktiv reglering av alkohol och tobak.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see restrictive regulation of alcohol and tobacco.”
• debt weakens people»Skuldsättning försvagar många människors självständighet och« (party programme ↗)“Debt weakens many people's independence and”
• association life free from market interests»demokrati och stå starka mot marknadsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“democracy and stand strong against market interests.”

The plan does not address gambling legislation. The closest underlying principle is the commitment to a vibrant associational life that particularly supports children and young people and to vibrant popular movements that hold society together. Since the counter-proposal aims to protect civil society's own financing, that principle leads to support, but the basis is weak and the plan does not weigh the harms of gambling against this.

• vibrant associational lifedecisive»Livskraftigt föreningsliv som särskilt stöttar barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Vibrant associational life that particularly supports children and young people.”
• strong popular movements»Livskraftiga folkrörelser för att hålla ihop samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Vibrant popular movements to hold society together.”
• support for civil society»Stöd till folkbildning och värnande av folkhögskolorna.« (party programme ↗)“Support for popular education and protection of folk high schools.”

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 civil society's support and conditions shall be long-term and clear and that associational life is a bearing social force that shall also receive public support. A general exemption for games for public-benefit purposes responds to the requirement for clear and foreseeable conditions instead of exemptions in individual cases. The plan does not, however, address game regulation as a subject matter, so the conclusion is derived from the civil society commitment.

• clear conditions for civil societydecisive»Stöd och villkor för civilsamhället måste vara långsiktiga och tydliga.« (party programme ↗)“Support and conditions for civil society must be long-term and clear.”
• value of associational life»Föreningslivet är en bärande samhällskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Associational life is a bearing social force.”
• secured funding of civil society»Civilsamhället stöds ekonomiskt genom medlemskap och gåvor, men ska också få stöd« (party programme ↗)“Civil society is supported economically through membership and gifts, but shall also receive support”

The party programme makes civil society the backbone of an open society and says that politics' task is to remove obstacles and clear the way for its development power. A general exemption for gambling for charitable purposes is precisely such an obstacle being removed, whereas individual case permit review places administrative burden on the voluntary sector. The election manifesto's promise to clear away unnecessary rules and bureaucracy reinforces the conclusion.

• remove obstacles for civil societydecisive»Politikens uppgift är att riva hinder och röja väg för denna utvecklingskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task is to remove obstacles and clear the way for this development power.”
• civil society as democracy's foundation»Det civila samhället, människornas frivilliga organisering, är en fundamental del av varje väl fungerande demokrati och välfärdsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society, people's voluntary organizing, is a fundamental part of every well-functioning democracy and welfare state.”
• away with unnecessary rules»Dyra, krångliga och innovationshämmande regelverk ligger som en våt filt över delar av landsbygden. Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Costly, complicated and innovation-dampening regulatory regimes lie like a wet blanket over parts of the countryside. We shall clear away unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
• value of popular movements»Idrottsrörelsen och Sveriges folkrörelser gör värdefulla insatser för att bygga tillit och gemenskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The sports movement and Sweden's popular movements make valuable contributions to building trust and community.”

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 policy shall contribute to civil society being given good conditions, that it shall be easy to engage in volunteer work, and that civil society's financing shall be strengthened. A general exemption for games for charitable purposes reduces administrative burden and protects civil society's income, which aligns with that line. The plan does not however take a position on gaming legislation's design.

• good conditions for civil societydecisive»Politiken ska bidra till att det civila samhället ges goda förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall contribute to civil society being given good conditions.”
• strengthened financing of civil society»För att stärka civilsamhällets finansiering ska det finnas en avdragsrätt för gåvor från såväl enskilda som juridiska personer till ideella aktörer inom välfärdsområdet.« (party programme ↗)“To strengthen civil society's financing, there shall be a tax deduction for gifts from both individuals and legal entities to nonprofit actors in the welfare sector.”
• easy to engage in volunteering»Det ska vara enkelt och uppskattat att engagera sig i en idrottsklubb, scoutkår, folkbildningsorganisation, social hjälporganisation, intresseorganisation eller någon annan del av det civila samhället.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be easy and appreciated to engage in a sports club, scout organization, folk education organization, social aid organization, advocacy organization, or any other part of civil society.”
• civil society's democratic value»Det civila samhället ökar det demokratiska deltagandet och människors inflytande i samhälleliga processer.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society increases democratic participation and people's influence in societal processes.”

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 nonprofit activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests and that the state and municipalities must promote engagement in associations and popular movements, including through favorable economic conditions. A general exemption for gambling for public benefit purposes protects civil society financing and removes the administrative burden that individual exemptions entail, which meets the plan's requirement to counter complicated regulations. The counter-proposal's demand is supported.

• nonprofit activities are prioritizeddecisive»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen vid utformningen av statens och kommunernas fritidspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Nonprofit activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests in the design of state and municipal recreation policy.”
• promote associational life»Därför måste stat och kommun främja det engagemang som finns i föreningar och folkrörelser, i religiösa samfund och i andra sociala rörelser.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, the state and municipalities must promote the engagement that exists in associations and popular movements, in religious communities and in other social movements.”
• favorable conditions for nonprofit financing»Gåvor till ideella organisationer bör vara skattebefriade.« (party programme ↗)“Donations to nonprofit organizations should be tax-exempt.”
• counter administrative burden»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated regulations shall be countered.”

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 gambling legislation. The nearest-lying commitments are to sharply reduce regulatory red tape and administrative costs and the principle that society is greater than the state, where civil society communities bear much of what the state should not do. Exempting games for general-benefit purposes from licensing requirements reduces precisely the administrative burden on the voluntary sector and thus lies close to the plan's position, but without explicit support.

• minska regelkrångletdecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administrative costs and one third of regulatory red tape”
• samhället större än staten»Det är löftet om ett samhälle som är starkt och där samhället också är större än staten« (party programme ↗)“This is the promise of a society that is strong and where society is also greater than the state”
• stöd till föreningslivet»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 plan establishes that permit processes and regulations shall be characterized by cooperation with the voluntary sector in a constructive spirit and that society to a greater extent shall promote voluntary work and give sports movements the prerequisites for continued viability. It also generally wants to simplify rules and reduce administrative burden. A general exemption for games with public-spirited purposes safeguards civil society's financing and reduces administrative burden. Therefore, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• constructive regulations for voluntary workdecisive»Tillståndsprocesser och regelverk bör präglas av samverkan mellan myndigheter, idrottsklubbar och supporterrörelse utifrån en konstruktiv anda.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Permit processes and regulations should be characterized by cooperation between authorities, sports clubs and supporter movement based on a constructive spirit.”
• promote voluntary work»Samhället bör i större utsträckning tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar, främja föreningslivet och underlätta elitklubbar att bedriva verksamhet på en nivå som mäter sig i internationell konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities, promote voluntary work and 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”
• regulatory simplification and reduced administration»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Advocate for regulatory simplification and reduce the administrative burden on small enterprises”

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.