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The counter-proposal's starting point is Swedavia's profitability, return to the state and an expansion of Arlanda as a Nordic aviation centre, while the plan conversely wants state-owned activities to be run according to long-term societal benefit and that aviation begins to cover its societal economic costs. The plan sees air traffic as one of the transition's major challenges and wants to reduce, not increase, flying. The documents say nothing about Bromma, so the position is derived from aviation and ownership principles.

• aviation must bear its costsdecisive»stå för sina samhällsekonomiska kostnader.« (party programme ↗)“bear their societal economic costs.”
• aviation as climate problem»Flygtrafiken är en av de stora utmaningarna i omställningen.« (party programme ↗)“Air traffic is one of the major challenges in the transition.”
• societal benefit before return»Vi vill att de verksamheter vi äger tillsammans drivs med fokus på den« (party programme ↗)“We want the activities we own together to be run with focus on the”

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 Bromma or Swedavia, but it requires strengthened public interest in the governance of state-owned companies, which speaks for open reporting of how a political decision affects a state-owned company's finances. The plan moreover wants climate-smart travel to be the cheaper alternative and invests massively in railways. Reporting the consequences does not counteract any of that.

• public interest in state companiesdecisive»Stärkt samhällsintresse i styrningen av de statliga bolagen.« (party programme ↗)“Strengthened public interest in the governance of state-owned companies.”
• climate-smart travel»Klimatsmart resande som det billigare alternativet.« (party programme ↗)“Climate-smart travel as the cheaper alternative.”
• railways before aviation»Genom massiva investeringar i både ny och befintlig järnväg kommer fler att kunna resa klimatsmart med tåg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through massive investments in both new and existing railways, more will be able to travel climate-smart by train.”
• transparency in public activity»Offentlighetsprincip i all offentligt finansierad verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Public access principle in all publicly financed activity.”

The plan wants to reduce air travel and shift resources from aviation to rail, which speaks against keeping Bromma in operation. An accounting of what Bromma costs Swedavia and the state's airport system goes in that direction. However, the plan does not share the counter-proposal's starting point that return on investment and expanded aviation capacity should be guiding, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• reduced air traveldecisive»minska flygets utsläpp — höja flygskatten, minska flygresandet och skynda på omställningen till förnybara bränslen, elektrobränslen och elflyg för de flygresor som inte kan ersättas på annat sätt. Staten borde sälja SAS och investera pengarna i järnväg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce aviation emissions — raise aviation tax, reduce air travel, and accelerate the transition to renewable fuels, electrofuels and electric aviation for those air journeys that cannot be replaced in other ways. The state should sell SAS and invest the money in rail.”
• train before plane»Tåget ska vara snabbare än bilen och billigare än flyget.« (party programme ↗)“The train should be faster than the car and cheaper than the plane.”
• climate targets before return»Statliga bolag och myndigheter inom järnvägssektorn ska styras mot klimatmålen och krav på avkastning ska nedprioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“State-owned enterprises and agencies in the railway sector should be directed toward climate targets and requirements for return on investment should be deprioritized.”

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 regional aviation holds Sweden together and that aviation infrastructure must work throughout the country. The counter-proposal is built on Bromma harming prospects for Arlanda development and wants retained Bromma tested against Swedavia's profitability, which targets a hub for regional traffic. The plan's prioritization of communications throughout the country argues against such an arrangement.

• regional aviation nationwidedecisive»Det regionala flyget håller ihop Sverige. Flyginfrastrukturen ska fungera i hela landet. Vi vill säkerställa att de regionala flygplatserna står redo med rätt infrastruktur när elflyget utvecklas i snabb takt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regional aviation holds Sweden together. Aviation infrastructure must work throughout the country. We want to ensure that regional airports are ready with the right infrastructure when electric aviation develops rapidly.”
• communications for tourism»Besöksnäringen har stor betydelse för hela landets utveckling, och för att den ska kunna fortsätta växa krävs också bättre kommunikationer och infrastruktur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tourism is of great importance to the entire country's development, and for it to continue to grow, better communications and infrastructure are also needed.”
• equal conditions nationwide»Alla delar av landet ska ges likvärdiga förutsättningar för utveckling och tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“All parts of the country shall be given equal conditions for development and growth.”
• management of public funds»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Politics must manage taxpayers' money carefully.”

The counter-proposal requires that consequences for the state company's profitability and returns be reported. The plan makes transparency and scrutiny a prerequisite for self-government and wants publicly funded activities to be covered by the same openness rules whether in corporate form, while state business is only justified by a strong public interest. A report like that thus aligns with the plan, but the question is not directly addressed.

• transparency as democracy requirementdecisive»Offentlighetsprincipen har en grundläggande betydelse för att förankra och fördjupa folkstyret, och är en förutsättning för granskning och debatt.« (party programme ↗)“The public access principle has fundamental importance for anchoring and deepening self-government and is a prerequisite for scrutiny and debate.”
• openness even in corporate form»Offentligt finansierad verksamhet ska omfattas av samma regler om sekretess och meddelarskydd oavsett om den bedrivs i allmän eller privat regi, och även om den drivs i bolagsform.« (party programme ↗)“Publicly funded activities shall be covered by the same rules about secrecy and source protection regardless of whether conducted in public or private operation, and even if conducted in corporate form.”
• examined public ownership»Det offentliga ska endast driva affärsverksamhet om det finns ett starkt samhällsintresse.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall only conduct business if there is a strong public interest.”

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 gives the state a responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports, including traffic that does not come about on a commercial basis. The counter-proposal makes Swedavia's profitability and return to the state a measure for whether Bromma should be retained, which goes against that prioritization. The plan certainly affirms cost monitoring, but the underlying principle of a nation-wide airport system weighs more heavily. The demand is therefore rejected.

• state airport system across the countrydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar att upprätthålla ett system av nationella och regionala flygplatser liksom regionalt betydelsefull flygtrafik som inte kommer till stånd på kommersiella grunder.« (party programme ↗)“The state has a responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports as well as regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on a commercial basis.”
• necessary domestic air traffic»Ett välfungerande inrikesflyg är nödvändigt i Sverige med dess långa avstånd.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning domestic air traffic is necessary in Sweden with its long distances.”
• public infrastructure responsibility»Det offentliga samhället har ansvar för trafiksystemens utveckling och dess infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Public society has responsibility for the development of transport systems and their infrastructure.”
• monitoring of public activities»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”

The plan has an explicit goal to expand Arlanda so that the airport becomes the leading one in the Nordic region, which is precisely what the counter-proposal means is at risk. That the consequences for Swedavia's profitability and for Arlanda's expansion are reported also follows from the plan's requirement that taxpayers receive value for their money and that public waste is combated.

• Arlanda as Nordic hubdecisive»Bygga ut Arlanda med målet att Arlanda ska bli den ledande flygplatsen i Norden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand Arlanda with the goal that Arlanda shall become the leading airport in the Nordic region”
• value for tax money»Du som betalar in skatt ska också få valuta för dina inbetalade skattepengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who pay in taxes should also get value for your paid-in tax money.”
• combat waste»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”
• infrastructure for growth»En infrastruktur av hög kvalitet är viktig för jobb och tillväxt i alla delar av landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Infrastructure of high quality is important for jobs and growth in all parts of the country.”

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 explicitly states that there is a long-term value in retaining Bromma Airport and that domestic aviation and Bromma shall be preserved. The counter-proposal's demands are based on the argument that preserving Bromma is a problem for Swedavia's profitability and for Arlanda's development, and aims to highlight the cost of maintaining the airport. The plan conversely values regional airports' societal value highly.

• keep Bromma Airportdecisive»Det finns ett långsiktigt värde i att behålla Bromma flygplats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a long-term value in retaining Bromma Airport.”
• preserved domestic aviation»Bevara inrikesflyget och Bromma flygplats« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preserve domestic aviation and Bromma Airport”
• value of regional airports»Värdet av Bromma flygplats och andra regionala flygplatser kan i detta perspektiv inte betonas tillräckligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The value of Bromma Airport and other regional airports cannot be stressed sufficiently from this perspective.”
• standby airports»Bevara de regionala flygplatserna och att göra dem till beredskapsflygplatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preserve regional airports and make them into standby airports”