Reduced emissions in the transport sector

The plan demands that the transition be carried out fairly and that the costs of emissions increase long-term in a safe and predictable way, while policy is responsible for ensuring cheap climate-smart alternatives exist even where public transport is lacking. A studied green tax return with extra compensation in areas without public transport answers that justice principle. The plan however prioritizes expanded and cheaper public transport over returns.

• fair transitiondecisive»ser till att omställningen genomförs rättvist« (party programme ↗)“ensures the transition is carried out fairly”
• rising emission costs»Kostnaderna för utsläpp behöver öka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The costs of emissions need to increase long-term”
• policy's responsibility for alternatives»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is policy's, not the individual's, responsibility to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• expanded public transport»För att såväl öka alla människors rörelsefrihet som för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser så behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In order to both increase all people's freedom of movement and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, public transport also needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible 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 election manifesto's line against rising prices is targeted and smart support and investments in charging infrastructure and a travel deduction with fairer rural profile, not broad payments equally to everyone. The party programme furthermore places a larger transformation responsibility on those with the greatest ability to transform, which speaks against a uniform green tax return to every adult citizen. The plan therefore does not support the counter-proposal's demand for a green tax return.

• targeted support over broaddecisive»Med riktade och smarta stöd kan vi stötta människor utan att driva på inflationen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With targeted and smart support we can support people without driving up inflation.”
• responsibility after ability»De som har större möjligheter att ställa om går före och tar större ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“Those with greater ability to transform go first and take greater responsibility.”
• investment in charging infrastructure»Vi vill dubbla antalet laddstolpar till 2030 för att underlätta för den som har elbil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to double the number of charging points by 2030 to facilitate for those who have an electric car.”
• travel deduction with rural profile»Ett nytt reseavdrag ska förbättra möjligheterna att få avdrag också för mer klimatsmarta resor, och med rättvisare landsbygdsprofil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A new travel deduction should improve opportunities to get deductions also for more climate-smart travel, and with fairer rural profile.”

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 explicitly states that revenues from emission pricing should be used to support households that have the hardest time making ends meet when fossil fuel prices rise, and that the purpose of climate taxes is to reduce emissions – not to strengthen the state's finances. That is precisely the construction in the counter-proposal's green tax refund. The programme also recognises that many outside the reach of public transport need the car, which supports the geographic differentiation.

• returns climate tax revenuesdecisive»staten. Dessa intäkter bör användas till att stötta de hushåll som har det svårast att få« (party programme ↗)“the state. These revenues should be used to support households that have the hardest time to”
• climate tax is not fiscal policy»fossilberoendet. Syftet med klimatskatter är att minska utsläppen – inte att stärka« (party programme ↗)“fossil dependence. The purpose of climate taxes is to reduce emissions – not to strengthen”
• consideration of rural distances»omställningen. I andra delar av landet är avstånden långa och många behöver bilen för att« (party programme ↗)“the transition. In other parts of the country distances are long and many need the car to”
• support for those with fewest resources»De med minst resurser ska få mer samhällsservice, lägre skatt och mer stöd i omställningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those with fewest resources shall receive more public services, lower taxes and more support in the transition”

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 party programme encourages green tax shifting where environmental damage is taxed more heavily, and the election manifesto establishes that it shall cost more to pollute while rural areas' long distances must be compensated. A refund of fuel tax revenues with double compensation where public transport is absent follows from both of these commitments. That total tax burden shall be lowered sets, however, a limit on how the construction may be designed.

• green tax shiftingdecisive»Grön skatteväxling ska uppmuntras, med ökad skatt på miljöförstöring och« (party programme ↗)“Green tax shifting shall be encouraged, with increased tax on environmental damage and”
• compensation for long distances»Det reformerade reseavdraget måste i större utsträckning kompensera för de kostnader som följer med de långa avstånden på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The reformed travel tax deduction must to a greater extent compensate for the costs that follow from long distances in rural areas.”
• polluter pays»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall cost more to pollute.”
• reduced total tax burden»Det totala skattetrycket måste ner nästa mandatperiod.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total tax burden must go down next term.”

The counter-proposal wishes to return fuel revenues as an equal payment to all adults. The plan prescribes a different method: increased environmental taxes and abolished subsidies shall be compensated with tax cuts that preserve purchasing power, and climate policy shall not become a competition for the highest benefits. The plan instead prioritizes electrification and charging infrastructure, although it acknowledges the car's role in rural areas.

• compensation through tax cutsdecisive»Höjningar av miljöskatter och slopade subventioner ska kompenseras med skattesänkningar« (party programme ↗)“Increases in environmental taxes and abolished subsidies shall be compensated with tax cuts”
• no new benefits»Därför är vi för riktiga klimatskatter i stället för att göra klimatpolitiken till en tävling i högst bidrag och flest symbolskatter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we are for real climate taxes instead of making climate policy a competition for the highest benefits and the most symbolic taxes.”
• charging infrastructure»Det behövs laddstolpar där vi bor, arbetar och reser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Charging stations are needed where we live, work and travel.”
• the car's role in rural areas»Transportpolitiken måste erkänna bilens roll på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Transport policy must recognize the car's role in rural areas.”

The counter-proposal is based on fuel prices being higher during the transition and the proceeds then distributed back. The election manifesto's core commitment is the opposite: petrol and diesel prices shall be substantially lowered for everyone, and the party sees the one who lives outside the major cities and is dependent on their car. The plan recognises the car as a prerequisite for being able to live and work throughout the country, which speaks against a model that presupposes more expensive fuel.

• lowered fuel pricesdecisive»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices substantially for everyone, primarily by reducing the expensive biofuel admixture.”
• consideration for car dependence»Vi ser den som bor utanför storstäderna och är beroende av sin bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We see the one who lives outside the major cities and is dependent on their car.”
• the car as a prerequisite»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att kunna leva och verka oavsett var i landet« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for being able to live and work regardless of where in the country”
• tax steers towards resource management»Beskattningen ska utformas så att arbete gynnas medan förbrukning av ändliga« (party programme ↗)“Taxation shall be designed so that work is favoured while consumption of finite”

The counter-proposal is based on fuel prices being higher during the transition and revenues then being returned. The plan commits to the exact opposite: to lower the price of petrol and diesel and not to raise total taxes. Emissions should instead decrease through electrification and expanded charging stations, not through higher prices followed by refunds.

• reduced fuel pricesdecisive»• Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so you can manage your everyday economy”
• tax-increase cap»• Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax-increase cap for the coming term which means that total taxes are not raised”
• excessively high fuel prices»Världens högsta dieselpriser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The world's highest diesel prices.”
• electrification of transport»• Bygga ut laddstolpar och laddstationer i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build out charging poles and charging stations throughout the country”

The plan's decisive commitment is to lower petrol and diesel prices through reduced fuel tax and reduced biofuel mandate, and it explicitly rejects the idea that higher fuel prices reduce emissions. The counter-proposal instead builds on fuel prices rising during the transition and the revenues being returned as a rebate. The plan wants instead to improve conditions for car commuting and strengthen the commute deduction.

• lower fuel taxdecisive»Sänka bensin- och dieselpriset genom sänkt bränsleskatt och minskad reduktionsplikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices by lowering fuel tax and reducing the biofuel mandate.”
• higher fuel prices give no climate benefit»Sverige bidrar exempelvis inte till minskade utsläpp genom att höja drivmedelspriserna, höja elpriserna och göra det mer kostsamt för företag att verka i Sverige om Kina samtidigt kan öka sina utsläpp varje år med mer än vad hela Sverige släpper ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden does not for example contribute to reduced emissions by raising fuel prices, raising electricity prices and making it more costly for companies to operate in Sweden if China at the same time can increase its emissions every year by more than what all of Sweden emits.”
• support car commuting»Förbättra förutsättningarna för bilpendling, framförallt på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve conditions for car commuting, especially in rural areas”
• strengthened commute deduction»Stärka reseavdraget för de som är beroende av bilen till jobbet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the commute deduction for those dependent on cars for work”