Veterinarians and safer animal healthcare

The plan gives the state a role in keeping companies' pricing at reasonable levels and points out markets with excess profits as something the public should put pressure on. Requirements for price transparency, testing of ownership restrictions and guaranteed duty service across the country respond to that, as well as to the election manifesto's criticism of how privatization has driven up prices and pulled away services from the countryside. The plan's requirement that animals should live good lives reinforces the conclusion.

• the state keeps prices downdecisive»Staten kan också spela viktiga roller för att hålla företagens« (party programme ↗)“The state can also play important roles in keeping companies'”
• pressure on excess profits»övervinster eller dåliga avtalsvillkor kan gemensamt ägda företag« (party programme ↗)“excess profits or poor contract terms can commonly owned companies”
• privatization makes things more expensive and impoverishes»Privatiseringar har lett till dyrare elpris, att apoteken flyttar från landsbygd till städer och från fattiga till rika områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatization has led to more expensive electricity prices, pharmacies moving from countryside to cities and from poor to rich areas”
• animals should live good lives»All djurhållning ska utgå från att djur är kännande« (party programme ↗)“All animal husbandry should be based on the fact that animals are sentient”

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's decisive commitment is that markets that do not function and harmful oligopolies shall be met with political action, and that unreasonable pricing shall be prevented. The programme establishes that ordinary households have been hit by increased costs when markets have failed. Requirements for price transparency, tested ownership restrictions and on-call access throughout the country are therefore in line with the plan.

• stop unreasonable pricingdecisive»Förhindrande av priskarteller och oskälig prissättning.« (party programme ↗)“Prevention of price cartels and unreasonable pricing.”
• action against oligopolies»slag inte fungerat, och skadliga oligopol har även vuxit fram.« (party programme ↗)“markets have not functioned, and harmful oligopolies have also grown.”
• households' costs are protected»drabbats av ökade kostnader för allt från livsmedel till banktjänster.« (party programme ↗)“been hit by increased costs for everything from food to banking services.”
• accessible services throughout the country»God tillgång till samhällets service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to society's services throughout the country.”

The plan establishes that unregulated markets tend to create private monopolies and lack of competition that harm ordinary households, and that the state has a responsibility to counteract that development. According to the plan, animals are sentient beings with the right to thrive, which requires that veterinary care is accessible and affordable throughout the country. Measures against market failure in veterinary care thus follow from the plan.

• counteract private monopoliesdecisive»I en oreglerad marknadsekonomi tenderar det att uppstå situationer som präglas av privata monopol och bristande konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“In an unregulated market economy, situations tend to arise characterised by private monopolies and lack of competition.”
• state competition responsibility»Staten har ett ansvar att motverka en sådan utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“The state has a responsibility to counteract such a development.”
• animals' right to thrive»Alla djur är kännande varelser med ett egenvärde oavsett deras nytta för människan. Djur har rätt att må bra« (party programme ↗)“All animals are sentient beings with an intrinsic value regardless of their usefulness to humans. Animals have the right to thrive”
• service throughout the country»Alla ska ha tillgång till likvärdig välfärd, god digital infrastruktur, kultur, service och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall have access to equivalent welfare, good digital infrastructure, culture, services and education.”

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 establishes that freer markets and better competition dampen prices and that concentration that puts competition out of play should be countered. Requirements for clear price indications, scrutiny of ownership concentration in veterinary care, and secured on-call access throughout the country follow from this and from responsibility for animals. The plan does not address the veterinary market specifically, which is why the stance is derived from the principles of competition and accessibility.

• competition dampens pricesdecisive»Genom att skapa friare marknader och förbättra konkurrensen kan vi dämpa priserna ytterligare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By creating freer markets and improving competition, we can dampen prices further.”
• counter market concentration»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driver for the development of market economy.”
• responsibility for animal care»Människan har ett särskilt ansvar att agera så att andra levande varelser också kan fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Humans have a special responsibility to act so that other living creatures can also survive.”
• accessibility throughout the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service should be close and reliable throughout the country.”

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 establishes that private power can also be abused and that market economy requires rules for fair competition, and that strong competition law and consumer laws giving the right to correct information are needed. Demands for clear price indications and information about emergency charges are precisely such consumer information. The plan's animal welfare commitment and the demand for consumer guidance throughout the country also speak for action against lack of veterinary access.

• strong competition and consumer informationdecisive»Därför behövs en stark konkurrenslagstiftning och konsumentlagar som ger rätt till korrekt produktinformation.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, strong competition law and consumer laws giving the right to correct product information are needed.”
• rules for fair competition»Även den privata makten kan missbrukas. Marknadsekonomin kräver spelregler för att upprätthålla en sund konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Private power can also be abused. Market economy requires rules for maintaining fair competition.”
• consumer support throughout the country»Konsumenter ska ha tillgång till budget- och skuldrådgivning och opartisk konsumentvägledning i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Consumers shall have access to budget and debt counselling and impartial consumer guidance throughout the country.”
• animal welfare»All djurhållning måste garantera djuren ett värdigt liv och en anständig död.« (party programme ↗)“All animal husbandry must guarantee animals a dignified life and a decent death.”

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 effective competition policy that opposes oligopoly and unfair competition and well-developed consumer information, which is precisely what the requirements for price indications and review of ownership concentration aim at. The plan also requires human beings to promote animal health and avoid suffering, which presupposes that care is available. Ensuring veterinary care throughout the country follows from the requirement that all of Sweden shall function.

• effective competition policydecisive»konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“competition policy opposes oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”
• informed consumers»En väl utbyggd konsumentinformation är nödvändig.« (party programme ↗)“Well-developed consumer information is necessary.”
• animal health shall be promoted»undvika stress, smärta och skador för djuren« (party programme ↗)“avoid stress, pain and injury to animals”
• access throughout the country»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Whole Sweden shall function and it shall be possible to live and work even outside major cities.”

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 wants to investigate foreign models for ownership restrictions and pricing within veterinary services and impose new requirements on clinics. The plan's economic starting point is that the state's role is to safeguard market economy institutions and that the market economy promotes economy and long-term thinking, not to regulate ownership and prices in a sector. The requirement for emergency services throughout the country comes closer to the plan's goal that all of Sweden should function.

• limited state role in the economydecisive»Statens roll i ekonomin är att värna dess grundläggande« (party programme ↗)“The state's role in the economy is to safeguard its fundamental”
• faith in the market economy»Marknadsekonomin främjar hushållning, ansvar, kreativitet och långsiktighet.« (party programme ↗)“The market economy promotes economy, responsibility, creativity and long-term thinking.”
• reduced regulatory 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”
• services throughout the country»Moderaterna vill ta vara på hela Sveriges möjligheter. Men ska det gå att bo och verka i hela Sverige måste också hela Sverige fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to take advantage of all of Sweden's opportunities. But for it to be possible to live and work throughout Sweden, all of Sweden must also function.”

The plan wants strengthened animal welfare and a policy for all of Sweden where services exist outside major cities, which speaks for demands for price transparency and veterinary emergency access throughout the country. At the same time, the plan defends the market economy, which means that demands for ownership restrictions and price regulation have weaker support. Overall, animal and animal keeper conditions come closest to the plan's commitments.

• strengthened animal welfaredecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill ha ett stärkt djurskydd där större hänsyn tas till djurens naturliga beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want stronger animal welfare where greater consideration is given to animals' natural behaviour.”
• services throughout the country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”
• good conditions for animal keepers»Det är också viktigt att svenska bönder har goda arbetsvillkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also important that Swedish farmers have good working conditions.”
• market economy with responsibility»Sverigedemokraterna ser att marknadsekonomi, valfrihet inom välfärden och internationell handel gynnar samhället och är viktigt att försvara, men kan samtidigt se att stora välstånd som skapas måste komma fler till del.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats see that market economy, choice within welfare and international trade benefit society and are important to defend, but can at the same time see that great wealth that is created must benefit more people.”

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.