Property tax

The plan establishes that wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area and that more of the natural resources' values must remain where they are produced. That property tax for wind power plants is returned directly to municipalities instead of going through the state budget is a direct application of that commitment. The committee's reasons - that the proposed compensation is sufficient - are met directly by the plan's requirement for local share of the values.

• local share of natural resource valuesdecisive»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the natural resources' values must remain where they are extracted and produced.”
• wind power should benefit the municipality»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power should benefit both municipality and residents in the surrounding area.”
• prevent depleted countryside»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No matter where in the country we live, we all have a common interest in rural areas not being depleted.”
• solidary distribution across the country»Inkomster och kostnader behöver fördelas solidariskt över landet.« (party programme ↗)“Income and costs need to be distributed solidarily across the country.”

The plan states that municipalities participating in expanding wind power installations shall be able to receive financial support, and that extraction of natural resources shall give economic compensation also to the municipality. A direct return of the property tax gives precisely the long-term and predictable local benefit the plan seeks. The requirement also aligns with the plan's protection of municipal self-government.

• compensation to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities participating in expanding wind power installations shall be able to receive financial support.”
• local compensation for natural resources»Hållbar utvinning och användning av naturresurser, med ekonomisk kompensation till« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable extraction and use of natural resources, with economic compensation to”
• strengthened local community at establishments»System för att stärka lokalsamhället vid stora industrietableringar.« (party programme ↗)“System to strengthen the local community when large industrial establishments are made.”
• municipal self-government»Kommunalt och regionalt självstyre med beskattningsrätt.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal and regional self-government with taxation powers.”

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 requires fair economic return to the municipalities where wind power is built and located, and wants to see a system where local communities receive return from energy extraction. Allowing the property tax on wind power plants to be returned directly to the municipalities is precisely such an arrangement and provides the long-term perspective the plan seeks. The plan also places a responsibility on the state to guarantee support to municipalities that take great social responsibility.

• return to wind power municipalitiesdecisive»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet. Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand offshore wind power rapidly throughout the country, with regard to marine life. Provide fair economic return to the municipalities where wind power is built and located.”
• system for local return»Vi vill se ett system där lokala samhällen får återbäring vid energi- och resursutvinning.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a system where local communities receive return from energy and resource extraction.”
• state support to affected municipalities»Det medför också ett ansvar för staten att garantera stöd för kommuner som redan tar ett stort samhällsansvar.« (party programme ↗)“This also means a responsibility for the state to guarantee support for municipalities that already take great social responsibility.”
• affected parties share in profits»De som påverkas av exempelvis vattenkraft, vindkraft eller gruvetableringar ska få ta del av vinsterna som uppstår, till exempel genom investeringar i samhällsservice och infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Those affected by, for example, hydropower, wind power, or mining operations should be able to share in the profits generated, for example through investments in public services and infrastructure.”

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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto establishes that more of the value created from natural resources such as wind power shall stay local and that profits from local power production to a greater extent shall remain in the countryside. The counter-proposal's requirement that property tax for wind turbines be returned directly to municipalities is precisely that commitment translated into a concrete model. The plan's decentralisation principle points in the same direction.

• natural resource values stay localdecisive»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value created from natural resources — for example wind power, hydroelectric power and mines — shall stay local.”
• profits stay in the countryside»Vinsterna från lokal kraftproduktion — som vind och vatten — ska i större utsträckning stanna kvar i bygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profits from local power production — such as wind and water — shall to a greater extent remain in the countryside.”
• local grounding of wind power»Den gröna omställningen kräver lokal förankring. Den som bor eller äger mark nära ett vindkraftverk ska kunna få ersättning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The green transition requires local grounding. The person who lives or owns land near a wind turbine shall be able to get compensation.”
• decentralisation»Decentralisering handlar om att flytta makten närmare människors vardag.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralisation is about moving power closer to people's everyday life.”

The plan wants to see more wind power throughout the country while the municipal veto against wind power shall remain, which requires that municipalities that make land available also benefit from the gains. The plan also wants municipal financial conditions to be equalized and for the equalization to include incentives. That property tax on wind power plants is returned directly to municipalities is in line with this, but the plan does not address the issue explicitly.

• more wind power throughout the countrydecisive»Ska vi få ner elpriserna krävs att vi bygger inte bara kärnkraft utan också mer sol- och vindkraft i hela landet, investerar i kraftsystemet och satsar på energilagring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To bring down electricity prices, we need to build not only nuclear power but also more solar and wind power throughout the country, invest in the power system and invest in energy storage.”
• municipal veto remains»Det kommunala vetot mot vindkraft ska bestå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The municipal veto against wind power shall remain.”
• incentives in municipal equalization»Utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“The equalization system shall include incentives for growth.”

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 requires that wind power is expanded with respect for local democracy and that power plant construction takes place with high acceptance in the affected municipality. Direct return of the property tax to municipalities strengthens precisely the local benefit and municipal self-governance, which according to the plan must be strong and have its own tax authority. The subsidiarity principle speaks for the funds being managed at the lowest appropriate level.

• wind power with local democracydecisive»Bygg ut vindkraften men med respekt för den lokala demokratin och anpassa storleken efter lokala villkor. Vindkraft kan dock bara vara ett komplement.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand wind power but with respect for local democracy and adjust the size according to local conditions. Wind power can, however, only be a complement.”
• municipal self-governance and tax authority»vara stark och tydligt reglerad i grundlagen. De regionala och kommunala nivåerna ska ha« (party programme ↗)“be strong and clearly regulated in the constitution. The regional and municipal levels must have”
• subsidiarity»Rätt makt på rätt plats, det är den kristdemokratiska subsidiaritetsprincipens innebörd.« (party programme ↗)“Right power in the right place, that is the meaning of the Christian Democratic subsidiarity principle.”
• local acceptance in power expansion»nya kraftverk ska alltid ske transparent och med hög acceptans i den berörda kommunen.« (party programme ↗)“new power plants must always take place transparently and with high acceptance in the affected municipality.”

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 how the property tax on wind power installations should be distributed between state and municipality. The closest principle is that decisions should be made at the lowest effective level and that municipalities should be able to choose their own paths, which speaks for direct return to the municipalities bearing the establishments. The plan's tax line is furthermore lower collection, not that state budgets should intermediate the money. Support is derived and uncertain.

• decisions at lowest effective leveldecisive»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest”
• opposition to property tax»Stoppa återinförandet av fastighetsskatten och sänkta ränteavdrag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop the reintroduction of property tax and reduced interest deductions”

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 property tax from industrial and power generation facilities should remain at the regional level and wants to regionalize it. The counter-proposal's demand that property tax from wind power plants is returned directly instead of being distributed through the state budget is exactly this commitment. The plan also criticizes that revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely reach local communities.

• property tax remains regionaldecisive»Den fastighetsskatt som tas ut från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar vill vi ska stanna på regional nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The property tax collected from industrial and power generation facilities we want to remain at the regional level.”
• regionalized property tax»Regionalisera fastighetsskatten från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regionalize property tax from industrial and power generation facilities”
• local share of revenues»om hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“about how revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely reach local communities”
• the entire country shares in prosperity»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the entire country benefit from prosperity”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.