Goals and results reporting for budget area 6

The party programme wants to see a modern total defence with broad capacity to meet various forms of crises, not solely armed attack, and emphasises investments in society's core functions. Allowing the monitoring authority to also follow up targets for society's crisis preparedness aligns with this broad crisis perspective. The election manifesto's demand for capacity to scale up capacity in times of crisis points in the same direction.

• broad crisis preparednessdecisive»bred förmåga att möta olika former av kriser Sverige kan ställas inför.« (party programme ↗)“broad capacity to meet various forms of crises Sweden may face.”
• modern total defence»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a modern total defence built on general conscription”
• capacity in times of crisis»Sverige behöver rusta upp hela vårdsektorn för att kunna klara de mer normala skiftningarna i vårdbehov men också för att kunna växla upp kapaciteten i kristider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to upgrade the entire healthcare sector to be able to handle more normal shifts in care needs but also to be able to scale up capacity in times of crisis.”
• robust society»Investeringar i samhällets kärnverksamheter« (party programme ↗)“Investments in society's core functions”

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 treats civil defence and civil emergency preparedness as a unified task to be strengthened, which supports the counter-proposal's demand that the same agency follows up both civil defence and society's emergency preparedness. The party programme's requirement that politics has ultimate responsibility for decisions taken also supports strengthened monitoring. The plan says nothing about the agency's mandate specifically, so the conclusion is derived.

• strengthened civil defence and emergency preparednessdecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and emergency preparedness must continue”
• strengthened civil defence»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence.”
• political responsibility requires monitoring»Politikerna har alltid det yttersta« (party programme ↗)“Politicians always have ultimate”
• material support to Ukraine»Sverige måste i alla lägen stå upp för Ukraina och mot det ryska invasionskriget.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must in all circumstances stand up for Ukraine and against the Russian invasion war.”

The plan wants to put a larger share of defence spending into civil defence and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness, and sees society's vulnerability as a central security issue. That an oversight body also follow up the goals for society's crisis preparedness is in line with that prioritisation and with the plan's requirement that power can be examined. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• prioritise civil defencedecisive»• satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• put a larger share of defence spending into civil defence and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• reduced societal vulnerability»Sverige som land och även lokalsamhällena måste bli mer självförsörjande och mindre sårbara.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a country and local communities must become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable.”
• examination of power»Medborgarna ska alltid kunna granska makten.« (party programme ↗)“Citizens shall always be able to examine power.”

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 commits to strengthening civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis, and that policy shall steward taxpayers' money and become more transparent. Allowing the follow-up agency to also monitor the goals for society's crisis preparedness aligns with both the preparedness commitment and the requirement for effective control of large material orders. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• strengthen civil crisis preparednessdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• steward tax funds»Det finanspolitiska ramverket ska värnas och förstärkas, och Sveriges långsiktiga ekonomiska stabilitet ska försvaras. Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fiscal framework shall be protected and strengthened, and Sweden's long-term economic stability shall be defended. Policy shall steward taxpayers' money.”
• increased transparency»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become even more transparent.”
• efficient state administration»Centerpartiets uppgift är att se till att staten gör det den är till för, så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party's task is to ensure that the state does what it is meant to do, as efficiently and legally soundly as possible”

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 commits that civil defence shall be strengthened at the same pace as the military, which makes follow-up of society's crisis readiness part of the same commitment. To let the follow-up authority also review crisis readiness goals follows from civil and military capacity being connected. The plan says nothing about the authority's mandate, however, so the conclusion is weakly grounded.

• civil defence at pace with militarydecisive»Antalet anställda och värnpliktiga i krigsorganisationen ska öka, ny materiel tillföras och det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of employees and conscripts in the war organization shall increase, new equipment shall be supplied and civil defence shall be strengthened at the same pace as the military.”
• increased national defence capacity»Sveriges nationella försvarsförmåga måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's national defence capacity must increase.”
• expanded review of authorities»Revisionsrätten bör få ett vidgat mandat« (party programme ↗)“The National Audit Office should be given an extended mandate”

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 views total defence as a whole where preparedness for civilian disasters and severe strains is included alongside the military, and emphasizes a comprehensive security policy perspective. Allowing the monitoring authority to also follow up the goals for society's crisis preparedness aligns with this and with monitoring being a political task. The plan, however, says nothing about this particular authority's mandate.

• total defence's crisis preparednessdecisive»förmår upprätthålla beredskap för att kunna delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället« (party programme ↗)“is able to maintain preparedness to be able to participate in managing disasters and other severe strains in society”
• comprehensive security policy perspective»Säkerhetspolitiken bildar tillsammans med utrikes- och försvarspolitiken liksom närings-, miljö- och biståndspolitiken en helhet.« (party programme ↗)“Security policy together with foreign and defence policy as well as business, environmental and development aid policy forms a whole.”
• monitoring as a political task»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• civilian part of total defence»Det ekonomiska försvaret är en viktig del av totalförsvaret.« (party programme ↗)“Economic defence is an important part of total defence.”

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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 election manifesto binds together military and civilian defense: investments should proceed in step within a functioning total defense, and civilian defense is pointed out as a crucial resource even in crisis. That the follow-up then also covers civil defense objectives follows from this view, as does the plan's requirement for effective control of defense spending. The plan does not state anything about the agency's specific mandate.

• coordinated total defensedecisive»Sammantaget krävs kraftfulla satsningar på såväl det militära som det civila försvaret och att dessa satsningar går i takt för att skapa ett fungerande totalförsvar som stärker Sveriges säkerhet på bred front.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In total, powerful investments in both military and civilian defense are required and these investments must proceed in step to create a functioning total defense that strengthens Sweden's security on a broad front.”
• civilian defense also in crisis»Det civila försvaret är även en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civilian defense is also a crucial resource in the event of crisis.”
• long-term civil planning»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure long-term planning for civilian defense”
• effective follow-up of defense resources»Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an efficiency office that should go through all agencies' finances to free up resources for defense”

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 requires that society's vulnerabilities be better evaluated and that different types of major crises be analysed and planned for, and that each public investment show clear results. Having the follow-up authority also monitor the targets for society's crisis preparedness aligns with this. The plan also sees civil defence as a prerequisite for military defence, which supports unified follow-up.

• evaluate society's vulnerabilitiesdecisive»Samhällets sårbarhet behöver bättre utvärderas, inkluderat hur ett allt mer elektrifierat och digitalt samhälle påverkar utsattheten vid en kris eller störning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's vulnerabilities need to be better evaluated, including how an increasingly electrified and digital society affects vulnerability during a crisis or disruption.”
• analysis of major crises»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyse and plan for different types of major crises”
• follow-up of investments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require clear results for every public investment”
• civil and military connected»Ett välfungerande civilförsvar skapar förutsättningarna för det militära försvaret« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning civil defence creates the prerequisites for military defence”

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.