Security system for entrepreneurs

The plan wants to see a humane sickness insurance where no one needs to bash their head against the Social Insurance Agency, and the party programme establishes that social insurance shall be individual and provide income-related compensation in case of illness. Adjusting the rules on waiting periods, income subject to sickness benefit and limited administration during sick leave makes the insurance usable also for small business owners. The plan's focus is on employees, so the application to business owners is derived.

• humane sickness insurancedecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to people being taken off insurance.”
• individual social insurance»Socialförsäkringarna ska vara individuella och ge människor en inkomstrelaterad ersättning vid sjukdom, arbetslöshet, föräldraledighet,« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be individual and provide people with income-related compensation in case of illness, unemployment, parental leave,”
• small business owners' vulnerable conditions»småföretagare tillhör varken borgarklassen eller arbetarklassen, men« (party programme ↗)“small business owners belong to neither the bourgeoisie nor the working class, but”
• secure compensation for illness»När du blir sjuk eller föder barn ska du kunna lita på att få ersättning från Försäkringskassan utan att behöva stånga dig blodig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When you become ill or give birth you should be able to rely on receiving compensation from the Social Insurance Agency without having to bash your head.”

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 insurance systems are adapted for those who combine employment with self-employment and that good economic protection in case of loss of income is fundamental. The counter-proposal's requirement for entrepreneur-adapted sickness insurance rules follows from this, as does the fact that new entrepreneurship shall be stimulated and business rules shall be clear. The individual technical solutions are not addressed in the plan.

• insurance adapted to enterprisedecisive»Försäkringssystemen måste avpassas för en arbetsmarknad, där allt fler skiftar mellan studier och förvärvsarbete och där många kombinerar anställning med eget företagande.« (party programme ↗)“Insurance systems must be adapted for a labour market where more and more shift between studies and paid work and where many combine employment with self-employment.”
• protection when income ceases»Ett gott ekonomiskt skydd när den egna förvärvsinkomsten faller bort är grundläggande för den enskildes trygghet och frihet.« (party programme ↗)“Good economic protection when own earned income falls away is fundamental for the individual's security and freedom.”
• stimulated new enterprise»Nyföretagande, entreprenörskap och kooperativ och social företagsamhet ska stimuleras. En effektiv konkurrenslagstiftning ska motverka monopol och koncentration.« (party programme ↗)“New entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and cooperative and social enterprise shall be stimulated. Effective competition law shall prevent monopolies and concentration.”
• better conditions for enterprise»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for enterprise and innovation.”

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 establishes that the security insurance shall be broad, have low thresholds and in applicable parts cover self-employed businesses, and the plan wants to abolish the waiting period and sees reduced sick leave employer liability as an important reform for increased entrepreneurship. A review of sickness insurance that better meets small entrepreneurs' conditions thus aligns with the plan.

• broad insurance with low thresholdsdecisive»Försäkringen ska vara bred, ha låga trösklar för« (party programme ↗)“The insurance shall be broad, have low thresholds for”
• insurance covers entrepreneurs»studenter och egna företagare.« (party programme ↗)“students and self-employed.”
• abolished waiting period»slopa karensdagen i sjukförsäkringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“abolish the waiting period in sickness insurance.”
• lighter terms for small business»jämte lägre arbetsgivaravgifter och slopat eller« (party programme ↗)“together with lower employer contributions and abolished or”

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 wants to reform the security system so that more people dare to pursue entrepreneurship and adapt it to business conditions. That small business owners can handle certain administration during sick leave, that waiting days can be changed and that income replacement insurance rules become predictable is precisely such an adaptation. The party programme also states that safety nets should also cover business people.

• reformed security system for business peopledecisive»Vi vill reformera trygghetssystemet så att fler kvinnor kan satsa på enreprenörskap och se till att statligt riskkapital fördelas mer jämställt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to reform the security system so that more women can pursue entrepreneurship and ensure that state risk capital is distributed more equally.”
• adaptation to business conditions»Även kvinnors företagande behöver främjas, med trygghetssystem anpassade till företagares villkor och en mer jämställd fördelning av det offentliga riskkapitalet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's entrepreneurship also needs to be promoted, with security systems adapted to business conditions and a more equal distribution of public risk capital.”
• safety net also for business people»också omfatta företagare och studenter.« (party programme ↗)“also cover business people and students.”
• better conditions for the self-employed»Sänk skatten på jobb och företagande, särskilt för småföretag och egenföretagare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the tax on jobs and business, especially for small businesses and the self-employed.”

The party programme explicitly says that social insurance shall be adapted to entrepreneurs' situation, that entrepreneurs' security in case of illness shall be strengthened and that their ability to choose the level of insurance protection shall increase. The counter-proposal's demands for a review of sickness insurance based on entrepreneurs' circumstances, including waiting periods and calculation of sickness benefit income base, is the same commitment. The plan also wants to reduce regulatory burden for small businesses.

• strengthened security for entrepreneursdecisive»företagares trygghet vid sjukdom och föräldraskap måste förstärkas« (party programme ↗)“entrepreneurs' security in case of illness and parenthood must be strengthened”
• adapted social insurance»Socialförsäkringarna ska anpassas till studerandes och företagares situation.« (party programme ↗)“Social insurance shall be adapted to students' and entrepreneurs' circumstances.”
• voluntary insurance coverage»Företagares möjlighet att välja nivå på« (party programme ↗)“Entrepreneurs' ability to choose the level of”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“Regulatory burden for small businesses shall be reduced”

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 places small and medium-sized enterprises at the center of economic policy and requires that regulations be designed as simply as possible to facilitate small business activity. Adapting sick leave insurance to entrepreneurs' conditions, with limited administration during compensation periods and clearer calculation of income subject to sick pay, lies within this commitment. The plan also requires reasonable security during illness and equivalent conditions for different business forms.

• good climate for small businessdecisive»och vidmakthållas för ett dynamiskt småföretagande,« (party programme ↗)“and maintained for dynamic small business activity,”
• simple regulations for small businesses»är dessutom viktigt att skattereglerna utformas så enkelt som möjligt för att därigenom underlätta för bland« (party programme ↗)“it is also important that tax regulations be designed as simply as possible to thereby facilitate”
• reasonable security during illness»en rimlig trygghet vid sjukdom, arbetslöshet, arbetsskada och pension.« (party programme ↗)“reasonable security during illness, unemployment, workplace injury and pension.”
• equivalent conditions for business forms»övergripande ansvaret för att likvärdiga villkor ska gälla« (party programme ↗)“overall responsibility for equivalent conditions to apply”

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 wants conditions for starting and running a business to be good, the administrative burden to be reduced significantly and incentives for entrepreneurship to be strengthened. Adapting insurance for the self-employed to business reality, with the possibility of limited administration during sick leave and clearer rules for sick pay base income, is in line with this. The programme establishes that risk-taking should be rewarded.

• good conditions for entrepreneursdecisive»Villkoren för att starta, växa och expandera behöver vara goda för att fler ska våga lämna trygga och välbetalda jobb för att starta företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions for starting, growing and expanding need to be good so more people dare leave secure and well-paid jobs to start a business.”
• reduced administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”
• strengthened incentives for entrepreneurship»Stärka drivkrafterna för investeringar, forskning och entreprenörskap, genom lägre skatter på företagande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the incentives for investments, research and entrepreneurship, through lower taxes on business”
• risk-taking should be rewarded»Risktagande ska därför belönas.« (party programme ↗)“Risk-taking should therefore be rewarded.”

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 long-term liability during sick leave can be decisive for a small company's survival and requires improved protection of income covered by sickness insurance as well as increased flexibility and individualization in decisions. Reviewing sick leave waiting days, limited administration during sick leave and how SGI is calculated for entrepreneurs follows directly from this. The committee's reasons that ongoing investigations should not be prejudged are not addressed.

• sick leave risks small businessesdecisive»Långtgående ansvar vid sjukskrivningar kan vara avgörande för ett litet företags överlevnadsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Long-term liability during sick leave can be decisive for a small company's survival prospects.”
• protected SGI»Förbättra skyddet för den sjukpenningsgrundande inkomsten (SGI)« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve protection of income covered by sickness insurance (SGI)”
• individualized rules»Öka flexibiliteten och individanpassningen i beslutsfattandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility and individualization in decision-making”
• lower costs for small businesses»Sänka arbetsgivaravgiften och sjuklönekostnaderna för småföretag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower employer contribution and sick leave costs for small businesses”

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.