General regulatory simplification for enterprises

The plan does not address regulatory simplification for businesses. The nearest commitments go the other way: forceful legislation as a policy tool and fighting the environmental crimes that businesses commit, which presupposes rules and reporting requirements rather than eased ones. The plan's sympathy for the individual small businessperson is not enough to bear a requirement for generally eased regulatory burden and modernized accounting law.

• environmental crimes require controldecisive»De samlade ekobrotten i Sverige beräknas uppgå till hundratals« (party programme ↗)“The total environmental crimes in Sweden are estimated to amount to hundreds of”
• strong regulation is needed»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel« (party programme ↗)“Therefore forceful legislation, economic policy instruments”
• sympathy for small businesspeople»Du som arbetar hårt inom ditt eget småföretag, i konkurrens med storbolag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who work hard in your own small business, in competition with large companies.”

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 states that rules for business enterprise shall be clear and comprehensible and that enterprise shall be stimulated, and the election manifesto commits to strengthening the long-term conditions for business. The counter-proposal's requirement for simpler rules for micro-enterprises and a modernized bookkeeping act aligns with this. The plan supports the requirement therefore, although without mentioning these specific legislative proposals.

• clear rules for business enterprisedecisive»Reglerna för företagsamheten ska vara« (party programme ↗)“Rules for business enterprise shall be”
• long-term conditions for business»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for business and innovation.”
• strengthened business climate»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitization and education so that the business climate is strengthened and skills supply is improved.”
• stimulate new enterprise»entreprenörskap och kooperativ och social företagsamhet ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“enterprise and cooperatives and social enterprise shall be stimulated.”

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 commits to avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy through active regulatory simplification work and wants to particularly ease the burden on the smallest businesses. Simpler rules for micro-enterprises and a more modern bookkeeping law lie directly in that line. However, the plan says nothing about these specific bill proposals, so the support rests on a general principle.

• active regulatory simplification workdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy should be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”
• relief for the smallest businesses»Småföretag ska ha lägre arbetsgivaravgift och mindre sjuklöneansvar än större företag.« (party programme ↗)“Small businesses should have lower employer contributions and less sick pay responsibility than larger businesses.”
• support for smaller businesses»Samhället bör stödja framväxten och utvecklingen av dessa mindre företag.« (party programme ↗)“Society should support the emergence and development of these smaller businesses.”
• long-term rules»Näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga spelregler som skapar stabila förutsättningar för investeringar.« (party programme ↗)“Business should be given long-term rules that create stable conditions for investments.”

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 explicitly wants to introduce a new and simplified company form for micro-enterprises and clean up redundant rules and bureaucracy. The counter-proposal's requirement to quickly present proposals for simpler regulations for micro-enterprise and a modernized accounting law is the same commitment implemented in legislation. The plan also highlights simplified regulations as one of the reforms that must be put in place for rural competitiveness.

• simplified form for micro-enterprisesdecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear away the regulatory thicket for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified company form for micro-enterprises, so that more people dare to try running a business.”
• away with redundant 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 ↗)“Expensive, complicated and innovation-stifling regulations lie like a wet blanket over parts of the countryside. We shall clear away redundant rules and bureaucracy.”
• regulatory simplification as reform requirement»Regelförenklingar, skattesänkningar, gårdsförsäljning av alkohol och ett mer tillväxtvänligt strandskydd är bara några av de reformer som måste komma på plats för att stärka landsbygdens konkurrenskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Simplified regulations, tax cuts, farm sales of alcohol and a more growth-friendly shoreline protection are just some of the reforms that must be put in place to strengthen rural competitiveness”
• good conditions for small businesses»Goda villkor för entreprenörer, egenföretagare och små företag är därför avgörande för att skapa nya jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for entrepreneurs, self-employed and small businesses are therefore crucial to create new jobs.”

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 plan explicitly requires that regulatory burden for small enterprises shall decrease and that policy shall quickly remove barriers to entrepreneurship. Simpler regulations for microenterprises and a more modern bookkeeping law are exactly such measures. The plan also protects subsistence entrepreneurship as a path to self-sufficiency, which requires manageable administration.

• reduced regulatory burden for small enterprisesdecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small enterprises shall decrease, through efforts at both municipal, state and”
• quickly remove barriers»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“Policy's task must be to quickly remove barriers to facilitate for enterprises and”
• protect subsistence entrepreneurship»kallat levebrödsföretagande – vidgar arbetsmarknaden och ökar människors frihet.« (party programme ↗)“called subsistence entrepreneurship – expands the labour market and increases people's freedom.”
• more entrepreneurs»Fler företagare och entreprenörer skapar fler jobb och mer välstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs create more jobs and more prosperity.”

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 explicitly requires that new laws are assessed from a small business perspective and that bureaucracy and complicated rules are opposed, and that the rules are kept as simple as possible to facilitate small business. Rapidly presenting proposals for simpler rules for microenterprises and a more modern bookkeeping law is precisely such relief from regulatory burden.

• small business perspective on lawsdecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“New laws should be assessed from a small business perspective.”
• oppose regulatory complexity»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules must be opposed.”
• simple rules for small businesses»Det är dessutom viktigt att skattereglerna utformas så enkelt som möjligt för att därigenom underlätta för bland annat småföretagsamhet.« (party programme ↗)“It is moreover important that tax rules are formulated as simply as possible to thereby facilitate, among other things, small business.”
• more companies»FLER FöRETAG« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE COMPANIES”

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 sets an explicit goal that one third of companies' administration costs and one third of bureaucratic red tape should be removed, and describes bureaucracy as something that puts obstacles in the way of innovation and growth. Simpler regulations for micro-enterprises and a modernized bookkeeping law are precisely such simplifications. To lay them out speedily therefore follows from the plan's commitment.

• one third less red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administration costs and one third of bureaucratic red tape”
• easy to do the right thing»Där det är lätt att göra rätt – för att en tredjedel av regelkrånglet tagits bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where it is easy to do the right thing – because one third of the red tape has been removed.”
• bureaucracy hinders growth»Men höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt. Det kan vi aldrig acceptera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But high taxes, complicated permit processes and bureaucracy put obstacles in the way of innovation and growth. We can never accept that.”
• simplified business rules»Förenkla 3:12-reglerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Simplify 3:12 rules”

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 the regulatory burden despite many years of ambitions has remained high and that unnecessary rules where the costs to companies do not match the benefit should be removed. The counter-proposal's requirement to swiftly present proposals for simpler regulations for microenterprises and a more modern accounting law is precisely such an implementation. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• reduced regulatory burdendecisive»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and reduce small businesses' administrative burden”
• unnecessary rules away»För att få fler och växande företag är det viktigt att ta bort onödiga regler där kostnaderna för företagen inte motsvarar nyttan för samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To get more and growing businesses it is important to remove unnecessary rules where the costs to companies do not match the benefit to society.”
• the regulatory burden persists»Trots mångåriga ambitioner om att minska regelkrångel visar undersökningar att bördan över tid kvarstått på höga nivåer eller ökat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite many years of ambitions to reduce regulatory complexity, surveys show that the burden over time has remained at high levels or increased.”
• cost-effective rules»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New rules should be cost-effective and existing rules need to be reviewed.”