2026-06-172025/26:SkU30 · p.1SkUTaxation
Government's legislative proposals
Expanded powers for the Tax Agency to compare biometric data in population registration
What's at stake: The decision concerns how far authorities should be allowed to go in comparing biometric data between registers to ensure accurate population registration. It affects everyone whose information is in the population register, but particularly people who have applied for a residence permit or international protection, whose privacy may be more affected by the expanded data processing.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether Parliament should adopt the government's legislative proposal giving the Tax Agency and the Migration Agency expanded powers to compare fingerprints and facial images between their registers, in order to prevent false or multiple identities in population registration, or whether the proposal goes too far in its impact on personal privacy, particularly for people who have applied for a residence permit or asylum.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee agrees that inaccurate population registration enables identity fraud and crime, and considers that allowing the Tax Agency and the Migration Agency to compare fingerprints and facial images is an effective way to ensure correct identities. Parliament therefore adopts the government's proposal in full.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V)
V largely supports the proposal but points out that comparing fingerprints and facial images between the Tax Agency and the Migration Agency will particularly affect the personal privacy of people applying for a residence permit or asylum, since it is not possible to establish exactly how common false identities actually are.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/21/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | Yes | Yes 103/0/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 18/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 24/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| KD | Yes | Yes 19/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | explicit |
| M | Yes | Yes 66/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | derived |
Committee proposal
Parliament adopts the government's proposal for 1. law on amendment to the Population Registration Act (1991:481), 2. law on amendment to the Aliens Act (2005:716), 3. law on amendment to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400), 4. law on amendment to the Alien Data Act (2016:27), 5. law on amendment to the Act (2018:1693) on the police treatment of personal data within the scope of the crime data act, 6. law on amendment to the Act (2022:1697) on coordination numbers, 7. law on amendment to the Population Registration Data Act (2026:126), 8. law on amendment to the Act (2026:000) on amendment to the Act (2026:000) on amendment to the Act (2025:945) on amendment to the Alien Data Act (2016:27). Thus parliament approves proposition 2025/26:261 points 1-8 and rejects motion 2025/26:4187 by Ilona Szatmári Waldau et al. (V).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till 1. lag om ändring i folkbokföringslagen (1991:481), 2. lag om ändring i utlänningslagen (2005:716), 3. lag om ändring i offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (2009:400), 4. lag om ändring i utlänningsdatalagen (2016:27), 5. lag om ändring i lagen (2018:1693) om polisens behandling av personuppgifter inom brottsdatalagens område, 6. lag om ändring i lagen (2022:1697) om samordningsnummer, 7. lag om ändring i folkbokföringsdatalagen (2026:126), 8. lag om ändring i lagen (2026:000) om ändring i lagen (2026:000) om ändring i lagen (2025:945) om ändring i utlänningsdatalagen (2016:27). Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:261 punkterna 1-8 och avslår motion 2025/26:4187 av Ilona Szatmári Waldau m.fl. (V).
Riksdag decision: The government wants to see expanded powers for the Swedish Tax Agency within civil registration activities and therefore proposes, among other things, that a new crime be introduced: promotion of incorrect population registration. Parliament approved the government's proposal. The government considers it important that Sweden has correct population registration in order, among other things, to prevent identity fraud and to establish the identity of the persons who are present and resident in the country. It is the Swedish Tax Agency that is responsible for questions about population registration and coordination numbers. The government therefore wants the Swedish Tax Agency to have expanded powers within civil registration activities through amendments to several laws. The proposals mean, among other things, the following: The crime-free area for minor population registration crimes is expanded. A new criminal provision is introduced – promotion of incorrect population registration. Opportunities for the Swedish Tax Agency to use and store biometric data are expanded. Exchange of information regarding fingerprints, facial image, and biometric data between the Migration Agency and the Swedish Tax Agency. The Police Authority can request biometric data from the Swedish Tax Agency for crime prevention. The law amendments enter into force on 1 December 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to reject the proposal allowing the Tax Agency and Migration Agency to compare fingerprints and facial images between registers. (V) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan states that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that asylum seekers are guaranteed an individual and legally secure review under dignified circumstances.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that asylum seekers are guaranteed an individual and legally secure review under dignified circumstances. Fingerprint and facial image database comparisons particularly affect that group. The counter-proposal's objection about the integrity violation for those seeking residence permits or asylum thus follows from the plan, which also demands that authorities treat everyone with the same respect.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla människor har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet och att asylsökande ska garanteras en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga omständigheter. Registerjämförelser av fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder träffar särskilt den gruppen. Motförslagets invändning om integritetsintrånget för dem som söker uppehållstillstånd eller asyl följer därför av planen, som också kräver att myndigheter möter alla med samma respekt.
- protection of personal integritydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
- dignified asylum review»sin rätt till en individuell och rättssäker prövning under värdiga« (party programme ↗)“their right to an individual and legally secure review under dignified”
- authorities' duty of care»Myndigheter har ett särskilt ansvar att möta alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Authorities have a special responsibility to treat all people”
- integrity in technical systems»användarnas frihet, integritet och självbestämmande« (party programme ↗)“users' freedom, integrity and self-determination”
The plan demands that secrecy barriers between government agencies be removed so that the agencies can do their job, and that fraud, tax evasion and welfare crime be stopped.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that secrecy barriers between government agencies be removed so that the agencies can do their job, and that fraud, tax evasion and welfare crime be stopped. That agencies be allowed to compare fingerprints and facial images to ensure correct identities follows from these commitments. The plan's protection of personal integrity justifies limitations on use, but does not support the counter-proposal's objection to the comparison as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter rivs så att myndigheterna kan göra sitt jobb, och att bedrägerier, skattefusk och välfärdsbrottslighet stoppas. Att myndigheter får jämföra fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder för att säkerställa korrekta identiteter följer av dessa åtaganden. Planens skydd för den personliga integriteten motiverar avgränsningar i användningen, men bär inte motförslagets invändning mot jämförelsen som sådan.
- remove secrecy barriers between government agenciesdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between government agencies shall be removed so that the police and other professions can do their job.”
- combat fraud»Bekämpande av bedrägerier och all annan ekonomisk brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Combating fraud and all other economic criminality.”
- stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax evasion, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
- personal integrity»Skydd för den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of personal integrity.”
The plan states that the state has responsibility both for protecting people from crime and for respecting people's personal privacy, and that new legislation shall be carefully examined against fundamental freedoms and rights.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that the state has responsibility both for protecting people from crime and for respecting people's personal privacy, and that new legislation shall be carefully examined against fundamental freedoms and rights. It also stands for a humane and legally certain migration policy. The counter-proposal's objection that biometric comparison between government registers particularly affects privacy for asylum seekers without an identified need is such a weighing the plan requires. The requirement is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att staten har ansvar både för att skydda människor från brott och för att respektera människors personliga integritet, och att ny lagstiftning ska prövas noggrant mot grundläggande fri- och rättigheter. Den står också för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik. Motförslagets invändning att biometrisk jämförelse mellan myndighetsregister särskilt drabbar integriteten för asylsökande, utan känt behov, är en sådan avvägning planen kräver. Kravet stöds.
- privacy weighed against crime controldecisive»Staten har ansvar både för att skydda människor från brott och för att respektera« (party programme ↗)“The state has responsibility both for protecting people from crime and for respecting”
- legal certainty review of new legislation»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“carefully examined based on legal certainty and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
- humane and legally certain migration»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens stand for a humane and legally certain migration policy.”
- strong oversight protects privacy»Ett sätt att värna integriteten är en stark, oberoende tillsyn över« (party programme ↗)“One way to protect privacy is strong, independent oversight over”
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 every law be tested against its impact on personal privacy and that the restriction be proportionate to the purpose.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that every law be tested against its impact on personal privacy and that the restriction be proportionate to the purpose. When it is not possible to establish how common false identities actually are, the basis is lacking for a comparison of fingerprints and facial images between government registers to be proportionate, especially for asylum seekers. Therefore, the counter-proposal's objection is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att varje lag prövas mot sin påverkan på den personliga integriteten och att inskränkningen står i proportion till syftet. När det inte går att fastslå hur vanliga falska identiteter faktiskt är, saknas den grund som gör en jämförelse av fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder mellan myndighetsregister proportionerlig, särskilt för asylsökande. Därför stöds motförslagets invändning.
- proportionality with privacy intrusionsdecisive»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' privacy and the purpose of the laws.”
- privacy testing of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal privacy.”
- privacy as democratic cornerstone»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal privacy is a cornerstone of every democracy.”
- no to expanded surveillance»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping, and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
flags: citat_svagt
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 permits privacy intrusions only when an opposing interest weighs obviously heavier and the measure is effective, and registration must not be used for other purposes than the original ones.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan permits privacy intrusions only when an opposing interest weighs obviously heavier and the measure is effective, and registration must not be used for other purposes than the original ones. The counter-proposal points precisely to the fact that the benefit of comparing fingerprints and facial images is uncertain while the intrusion particularly affects asylum seekers. That objection aligns with the plan's privacy principle.
Original (Swedish)
Planen tillåter integritetsingrepp bara när ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är effektiv, och registrering får inte användas för andra syften än de ursprungliga. Motförslaget pekar just på att nyttan av att jämföra fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder är osäker samtidigt som ingreppet drabbar asylsökande särskilt. Den invändningen ligger i linje med planens integritetsprincip.
- proportionality and effectivenessdecisive»Åtgärder som påverkar den personliga integriteten negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är effektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Measures that negatively affect personal privacy are only justified if an opposing interest weighs obviously heavier and the measure is effective.”
- registration for original purpose»Övervakning och registrering ska inte användas för andra syften« (party programme ↗)“Surveillance and registration shall not be used for other purposes”
- inviolable dignity»Den enskildes värdighet och integritet får inte kränkas.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's dignity and privacy must not be violated.”
- effective crime-fighting»Rättsväsendets förmåga och effektivitet behöver förbättras« (party programme ↗)“The judicial system's capacity and efficiency needs to be improved”
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 requires a complete review of secrecy regulations precisely so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires a complete review of secrecy regulations precisely so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes. The counter-proposal instead wants to raise integrity objections against comparing fingerprints and face images between government registers. The party programme's integrity protection is a real counterweight, but the election manifesto's explicit commitment to data sharing against crime carries more weight.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver en total översyn av sekretessreglerna just så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott. Motförslaget vill i stället lyfta fram integritetsinvändningar mot att fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder jämförs mellan myndigheternas register. Principprogrammets integritetsskydd är en verklig motvikt, men valmanifestets uttryckliga åtagande om uppgiftsdelning mot brott väger tyngre.
- data sharing against crimedecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy regulations, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”
- all crimes shall be combated»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras, också sådana som kan avfärdas som smärre brott och förseelser.« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception combated, including those that might be dismissed as minor offences and violations.”
- strict immigration policy»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict immigration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
- strong personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd och det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection and the public must exercise great care and respect for personal integrity when handling personal data.”
The plan makes it explicitly a first step to establish who lives in Sweden and to take control of the population register to stop identity fraud and benefit fraud.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes it explicitly a first step to establish who lives in Sweden and to take control of the population register to stop identity fraud and benefit fraud. The counter-proposal's objection against comparing fingerprints and face images between the authorities' registers would choke off precisely the information tool the plan seeks. The plan's requirement for personal appearance to confirm coordination numbers shows it accepts more intrusive identity checks.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör det till ett uttryckligt första steg att fastställa vilka som lever i Sverige och att ta kontroll över folkbokföringen för att stoppa identitetsfusk och bidragsbrott. Motförslagets invändning mot att jämföra fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder mellan myndigheternas register bromsar just det verktyg planen efterfrågar. Planens krav på personlig inställelse för samordningsnummer visar att den accepterar mer ingripande identitetskontroller.
- establish who lives in Swedendecisive»Ett viktigt första steg är att fastställa vilka som lever i Sverige och att stoppa fusket med tillfälliga personnummer – samordningsnummer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An important first step is to establish who lives in Sweden and to stop fraud with temporary personal numbers – coordination numbers.”
- national population census»Genomföra en nationell folkräkning för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national population census to stop benefit fraud”
- stricter identity checks»Kräva personlig inställelse för att bekräfta samordningsnummer, annars ska det återkallas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Require personal appearance to confirm coordination numbers, otherwise it shall be revoked”
- protected personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska värnas, såväl från intrång« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall be protected, both from intrusion”
The election manifesto states that corruption, fraud and trafficking in residence permits are common and demands that the shadow society is combated with more checks and that it becomes more difficult to exploit Swedish welfare.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that corruption, fraud and trafficking in residence permits are common and demands that the shadow society is combated with more checks and that it becomes more difficult to exploit Swedish welfare. Comparing fingerprints and facial images between the authorities' registers is precisely such a control tool. The counter-proposal's privacy objection to that part weighs lighter than the plan's demand for correct identities.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet konstaterar att korruption, fusk och handel med uppehållstillstånd är vanligt förekommande och kräver att skuggsamhället bekämpas med fler kontroller och att det blir svårare att exploatera den svenska välfärden. Att jämföra fingeravtryck och ansiktsbilder mellan myndigheternas register är just ett sådant kontrollverktyg. Motförslagets integritetsinvändning mot den delen väger lättare än planens krav på korrekta identiteter.
- more checks against shadow societydecisive»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow society and illegal migration with more checks and more deportations”
- fraud with residence permits»Korruption, fusk och handel med både uppehållstillstånd och människor är vanligt förekommande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Corruption, fraud and trafficking in both residence permits and people are common.”
- stop welfare exploitation»Göra det svårare att exploatera den svenska välfärden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it more difficult to exploit Swedish welfare”
- tightened penalties for fraud»Skärpa straffen för fusk inom välfärdssystemen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for fraud within welfare systems”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:SkU30)
- Committee report full text (HD01SkU30)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4187 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:261 Utökade befogenheter för Skatteverket inom folkbokföringsverksamheten av Ilona Szatmári Waldau m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4191 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:261 Utökade befogenheter för Skatteverket inom folkbokföringsverksamheten av Annika Hirvonen m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:261 — Utökade befogenheter för Skatteverket inom folkbokföringsverksamheten
Source: The Swedish Parliament