Follow-up and Further Measures Regarding Permit Processes

The counter-proposal's main requirement is significantly more efficient permit processes based on companies' main problems, with a temporary permit-preparation body and a pathway in. The plan, conversely, wants ambitious environmental goals to be followed up with strict legislation and assumes that profit-driven companies are unable to see the broader consequences of their decisions. The plan simultaneously requires that strategic technology shifts be implemented decisively and strengthened direction based on stricter climate goals, which makes the assessment uncertain, but it does not support the requirement for relaxed assessment.

• strict environmental legislationdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals that are followed up with strict legislation and practical work.”
• companies' short-termism»Vinstdrivande företag är inte gjorda för att lyfta blicken och se de« (party programme ↗)“Profit-driven companies are not made to look up and see the”
• strengthened direction and stricter climate goals»Investeringar i grön teknik, industri och infrastruktur, utbyggd energikapacitet och stärkt styrning utifrån nya, skärpta klimatmål behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments in green technology, industry and infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and strengthened direction based on new, stricter climate goals are needed.”
• strategic technology shifts»Vi vill att Sverige beslutsamt genomför de strategiska teknikskiften« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to decisively implement the strategic technology shifts”

The election manifesto explicitly states that slow licensing processes should be accelerated and that long-term conditions for business should be strengthened, with state investments that increase the pace of industrial transformation. The counter-proposal's requirement for significantly more efficient licensing processes, a clear path in, and that climate benefits are weighed in is consistent with the plan's link between climate leadership and growth. The plan does not comment on ongoing investigation work.

• faster licensing processesdecisive»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow licensing processes should be accelerated.”
• better conditions for business»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for business and innovation.”
• state investments in transformation»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning och underlätta ett klimatsmart liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through state investments we can increase the pace of industrial transformation and facilitate climate-smart living.”
• climate benefits create growth»Genom att gå före kan Sverige göra en insats både för klimatet och för tillväxten i vårt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By leading the way Sweden can make a contribution both to the climate and to growth in our country.”

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The counter-proposal requires generally more efficient permit processes for industry and infrastructure and a special route in for business. The plan prioritises environmental considerations over short-term exploitation interests and requires that activities stay within the limits set by nature, which speaks against broad loosening of assessment. The plan does want offshore wind power to be built quickly, so support for faster assessment according to the plan applies to the transition, not permit-giving in general.

• environmental considerations before exploitationdecisive»Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations shall weigh more heavily than”
• nature's limits as boundary»All verksamhet måste hålla sig inom de ramar naturen sätter.« (party programme ↗)“All activities must stay within the limits nature sets.”
• long-termism before profit interest»och balans ska prioriteras före kortsiktiga vinstintressen.« (party programme ↗)“and balance shall be prioritised before short-term profit interests.”
• rapid offshore wind expansion»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand wind power at sea quickly across the country, with consideration for life in the sea.”

The counter-proposal requires that the Environmental Code be reformed so that climate benefit is weighed in, that the state's contacts with business are collected in one point and that a temporary permit preparation solves business's biggest problems within a year. The plan contains the same commitments: halved permit processing times, reformed Environmental Code with greater weight for climate benefit and a crisis commission for faster emission-free electricity production. The plan therefore directly supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• reformed Environmental Codedecisive»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate cannot wait for expensive and complicated regulations. It is time to halve the time it takes to get permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit is given greater weight in environmental assessment.”
• crisis commission for permits»Det krävs en kriskommission för att snabbare öka Sveriges utsläppsfria elproduktion och tillstånd för vindkraft ska få ta max två år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It requires a crisis commission to faster increase Sweden's emission-free electricity production and permits for wind power should take a maximum of two years.”
• sort out red tape»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sort out the red tape for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
• reduced bureaucracy»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-inhibiting regulations lie like a wet blanket over parts of the countryside. We shall sort out unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”

The election manifesto wants to modernise regulations so that new fossil-free production can get in place and notes that the transition requires twice as much electricity, while the party programme makes it politics' task to quickly remove obstacles for companies. Demands for more efficient permit processes, an entry pathway and temporary permit processing follow from this. The plan does not address the Environmental Code's design, so coverage is derived.

• modernised regulationsdecisive»modernisera regelverken och ge kärnkraften betalt för att den alltid finns tillgänglig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“modernise regulations and pay nuclear power for always being available”
• remove obstacles for companies»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task must be to quickly remove obstacles”
• transition requires expansion»Klimatomställningen kräver dubbelt så mycket el som i dag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate transition requires twice as much electricity as today.”
• decreased regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall decrease”

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 bureaucracy and complicated rules are counteracted, that incoming laws are tested from a small business perspective and that assessment processes are characterised by efficiency and good service spirit. The election manifesto also wants to expand nuclear power with long-term conditions, which presupposes functioning permitting. Requirement for significantly more efficient permit processes, a clear entry path and that climate benefit is weighed in thus lie in the plan's line.

• counteract complicated rulesdecisive»regler ska motverkas. Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas. Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“rules shall be counteracted. Direct business subsidies are rejected. Incoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• efficient processes»Men planprocessen måste också präglas av effektivitet och god serviceanda« (party programme ↗)“But the planning process must also be characterised by efficiency and good service spirit”
• expanded nuclear power»Satsa på kärnkraften med långsiktiga villkor att utvecklas. Förläng befintliga reaktorers drift och bygg ut med nya reaktorer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in nuclear power with long-term conditions to develop. Extend existing reactors' operation and expand with new reactors.”
• long-term rules»lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden. Det är viktigt att de regler staten ställer upp för« (party programme ↗)“legislation and good ethics are upheld on the market. It is important that the rules the state sets for”

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 counter-proposal demands reformed environmental law that weighs climate benefit, a clear path for companies via the county board and a temporary permit process that within a year solves the biggest problems. The plan establishes that complicated permit processes can never be accepted, wants to shorten agencies' processing times with an upper time limit and simplify the review for industry and environment. The demand thus lies in the plan's direction, even if these specific tools are not named.

• red tape hinders growthdecisive»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 stand in the way of innovation and growth. We can never accept that.”
• upper time limit»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten agencies' processing times through an upper time limit”
• faster environmental permits»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of rules for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”
• less red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of regulatory red tape”

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 permit processes for industry, mining, and the electrical grid be streamlined and that authorities take a supportive rather than obstructive role toward businesses. The counter-proposal's demands for reformed evaluation, a clear path in, and permit preparation that solves companies' major problems within a year is a direct application of that. The plan thus supports the demand.

• streamlined permit processesdecisive»Tillståndsprocesser för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri behöver effektiviseras och göras snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Permit processes for mining, electrical grid expansion, and industry need to be streamlined and made faster.”
• supportive authorities»Myndigheterna får inte bli företagens fiender som sätter käppar i hjulen utan måste få en mer stödjande funktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Authorities must not become companies' enemies putting obstacles in the way but must have a more supportive function.”
• stop industry-hindering politics»Symbolpolitiska åtgärder som riskerar att hämma förutsättningarna för industrin ska rivas upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Symbolic political measures that risk hampering conditions for industry shall be torn down.”
• faster permit processing for mines»Det behöver också bli enklare och gå snabbare att öppna gruvor för de mineraler som behövs för exempelvis tillverkning av batterier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It also needs to become easier and faster to open mines for the minerals needed for, for example, battery manufacturing.”

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.