Consideration of Measures

The plan warns that the privatization of welfare has opened for criminals to profit from tax funds and wants greater societal insight into companies to prevent fraud. Letting all exclusion grounds from procurement apply in full even in freedom-of-choice systems follows from that line. The plan also sets requirements for collective agreements in public procurement, which presupposes that seriousness requirements can actually be applied. The committee's reasoning is about regulatory trade-offs, which the plan does not address.

• stop unserious welfare actorsdecisive»Privatiseringarna av välfärden öppnar upp för kriminella att sko sig på skattemedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatizations of welfare open up for criminals to profit from tax funds.”
• insight into companies against fraud»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater societal insight”
• seriousness requirements in procurement»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party sets demands for collective agreements in public procurement.”
• profit ban in welfare»Vänsterpartiet vill införa ett totalförbud mot alla vinstdrivande verksamhetsformer inom välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to introduce a total ban on all profit-driven activities within welfare.”

The plan wants to abolish systems that lead to inadequate control and leakage of tax funds and direct measures against the commercialization of welfare, including abolishing compulsory choice-of-provider in primary care. That all exclusion grounds from procurement legislation should also apply in choice-of-provider systems thereby lies in line with the plan, which wants to stop welfare crime.

• stop leakage of tax fundsdecisive»Avskaffande av system som leder till bristande kontroll, läckage av skattemedel,« (party programme ↗)“Abolition of systems that lead to inadequate control, leakage of tax funds,”
• against commercialized welfare»Åtgärder mot kommersialisering av välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“Measures against commercialization of welfare.”
• stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
• skepticism toward choice-of-provider systems»Avskaffa tvångs-LOV i primärvården.« (party programme ↗)“Abolish compulsory choice-of-provider in primary care.”

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 the exclusion grounds of choice systems, but asserts that welfare fraud shall be prioritized highly and that public purchases shall set clearer requirements. That all exclusion grounds apply fully even in choice systems follows from the principle that common resources shall not be exploited by unsuitable actors and that welfare shall not be driven by market logic.

• combat welfare frauddecisive»Välfärdsbrott – där gemensamma resurser utnyttjas och förtroendet för våra trygghetssystem undergrävs – måste prioriteras högt.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare fraud – where common resources are exploited and trust in our security systems is undermined – must be prioritized highly.”
• stricter requirements in procurement»Vid offentlig upphandling ska det ställas tydligare hållbarhetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, clearer sustainability requirements shall be set.”
• welfare before market logic»Välfärden ska byggas utifrån solidaritet, inte marknadslogik.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall be built from solidarity, not market logic.”
• the state regulates markets»Staten ska säkerställa att det finns regelverk och institutioner som ser till att marknader kan fungera väl.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall ensure that there are legal frameworks and institutions to see that markets can function well.”

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 grounds for exclusion in freedom-of-choice systems, but the election manifesto wants to tighten rules against corruption and make Sweden more transparent, and the party programme requires that what is publicly financed maintains the same good quality for everyone. This speaks to the same requirements applying to providers regardless of whether the service is procured or run in a freedom-of-choice system. At the same time, the plan wants to clear away the regulatory maze, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• tightened rules against corruptiondecisive»Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish an anti-corruption authority, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register.”
• equivalent quality in welfare»Det som det offentliga finansierar ska vara likvärdigt för alla och med samma goda kvalitet till alla.« (party programme ↗)“What the public finances shall be equivalent for everyone and with the same good quality for everyone.”
• regulatory simplification for businesses»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear away the regulatory maze for entrepreneurs, large and small.”

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 private and public providers shall operate on equal terms and be subject to the same quality requirements, and that those guilty of serious deficiencies shall not be allowed to conduct business. Allowing all exclusion grounds to apply fully even in choice systems is the arrangement that realizes this. Halfway equalized regulations leave a difference the plan does not justify.

• unserious providers excludeddecisive»Den utförare som håller otillräcklig kvalitet eller gör sig skyldig till allvarliga brister ska inte ha tillstånd att bedriva verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“The provider that maintains insufficient quality or is guilty of serious deficiencies shall not be permitted to conduct business.”
• equal terms for providers»Privata och offentliga utförare ska verka på lika villkor och ska omfattas av samma ersättningsregler och kvalitetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“Private and public providers shall operate on equal terms and shall be subject to the same payment rules and quality requirements.”
• equal treatment in procurement»Offentlig upphandling ska ske på sätt som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader, hög kvalitet, säkrar likabehandling och stimulerar konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement shall occur in ways that provide taxpayers with low costs, high quality, ensure equal treatment and stimulate competition.”
• conditional profit-making in welfare»Vinstdrivande företag ska kunna verka i vård och omsorg så länge kvalitetskraven uppfylls och ägarna tar ett långsiktigt ägaransvar.« (party programme ↗)“Profit-making companies shall be able to operate in care and welfare as long as quality requirements are met and owners take long-term ownership responsibility.”

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 gives the state the task of ensuring that legislation and good ethics are upheld on the market, and wants the forms of welfare activity to be based on diversity rather than monopoly. That the same exclusion grounds apply in choice systems as in procurement follows from the need to keep unserious actors away regardless of operational form. The question of exclusion grounds specifically is not addressed, so the position is inferred.

• oversight and good ethicsdecisive»Statens roll i näringspolitiken är att övervaka att lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in business policy is to oversee that legislation and good ethics are upheld on the market.”
• diversity of providers»Den offentliga sektorns verksamhetsformer ska så långt möjligt bygga på frånvaro av monopol.« (party programme ↗)“Public sector activities should as far as possible be built on the absence of monopolies.”
• quality control of welfare services»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”

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 disreputable actors and fraud be combated and that tax money does not end up with criminals, and explicitly places high requirements on private providers in tax-financed activities. Allowing all exclusion grounds from procurement to also apply in choice systems serves precisely that purpose. The plan values the choice itself at the same time, but that does not argue against sharper control of who is allowed to participate.

• combat disreputable actorsdecisive»Därför måste vi också bekämpa oseriösa aktörer och fusk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we must also combat disreputable actors and fraud.”
• tax funds shall not go to criminals»Där dina skattepengar används till fler lärare och poliser i stället för att hamna i fickorna på kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where your tax money is used for more teachers and police instead of ending up in the pockets of criminals.”
• high requirements for private providers»Se till att skolor som drivs i företagsform lever upp till högt ställda kvalitetskriterier för att få göra vinstutdelning samt dra in tillståndet för skolor som allvarligt brister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that schools run as companies live up to high-set quality criteria to be allowed to make profit distributions and withdraw permission for schools that seriously fall short”
• choice shall be valued»För Moderaterna är valfrihet en central del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“For the Moderate Party choice is a central part of the Swedish”

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 demands that fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption be countered and points out that fraud has led to funds intended for those in need going to gangs and organized crime. Implementing all exclusion grounds fully also within choice systems is a direct way to shut out unserious actors from tax-funded welfare. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• counter frauddecisive»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption should be countered.”
• organized crime in welfare»Bedrägerier har lett till att omfattande medel som varit ägnade åt behövande istället gått till klaner och organiserad brottslighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fraud has led to extensive funds intended for those in need instead going to gangs and organized crime.”
• stop welfare crime»Stoppa välfärdsbrottsligheten inom socialförsäkringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop welfare crime within social insurance”
• fraud in welfare operations»Bekämpa fusk och bedrägerier inom LSS« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat fraud and deception within LSS”

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.