Public service

The election manifesto asserts that welfare shall exist everywhere and that the state needs to take greater responsibility for expansion nationwide, with services remaining even in smaller towns. The party programme repeats that school, healthcare, elderly care and other services need to function everywhere and that incomes and costs shall be distributed solidaristically across the country. It is exactly what the counter-proposal demands when it wants more state service offices and ongoing evaluation of the state's presence.

• societal services nationwidedecisive»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, elderly care and other services need to function everywhere.”
• welfare for all everywhere»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”
• services remaining in smaller towns»Äldreomsorg, förskola, skola och matbutik behöver finnas på fler mindre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Elderly care, preschool, school and grocery store need to exist in more smaller towns.”
• solidaristic distribution across the country»Inkomster och kostnader behöver fördelas solidariskt över landet.« (party programme ↗)“Incomes and costs need to be distributed solidaristically across the country.”

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 election manifesto explicitly establishes that the state should be present throughout the country and that public service of high quality should be guaranteed everywhere, even in small municipalities. The counter-proposal's demands for more state service offices and that the state's presence is continuously evaluated is this commitment put into practice. The party programme strengthens the line with the requirement for equitable access to social service regardless of where in the country one lives.

• state presence throughout the countrydecisive»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state should be present throughout the country.”
• public service throughout the country»För att säkra välfärden i hela landet behöver vi se över skatteutjämningssystemet, så att det garanterar offentlig service av hög kvalitet i hela landet, även i små kommuner som kämpar med sitt befolkningsunderlag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To secure welfare throughout the country we need to review the tax equalization system, so that it guarantees public service of high quality throughout the country, even in small municipalities struggling with their population base.”
• equitable access to service»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country should have equitable access to school, healthcare and care.”
• even regional development»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in all parts of the country being able to live and develop.”

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 states that state public services shall be available throughout the country and that welfare and services shall function in all of Sweden. More state service offices and continuous monitoring of the state's presence aligns with that commitment, especially for rural and sparsely populated areas. The plan does not mention service offices as a form, so the support is derived from the presence requirement.

• state services throughout the countrydecisive»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och försäkringskassa ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Public services such as police, employment service and social insurance agency shall be available to all of Sweden's residents and exist throughout the country.”
• equal services throughout the country»Ett väl fungerande skattesystem ska ge likvärdiga ekonomiska förutsättningar att bedriva kommunal service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning tax system shall provide equal economic conditions for delivering municipal services throughout the country.”
• the whole country shall thrive»Ett fungerande samhälle bygger på välfärd, utveckling och högkvalificerade jobb i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning society is built on welfare, development and highly qualified jobs throughout the country.”
• decisions close to citizens»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be made as close to citizens as possible.”

The election manifesto requires that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country and observes that agencies' reduced presence lowers trust. The party programme places on the public the obligation to guarantee basic social services throughout the country. The counter-proposal's requirement for more state service offices and continuous follow-up of the state's presence follows directly from these commitments.

• close public service throughout the countrydecisive»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”
• reduced agency presence lowers trust»På många håll har myndigheters närvaro och förståelse för människors livssituation minskat, vilket leder till lägre tillit.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In many places, the presence and understanding by agencies of people's living situations has declined, which leads to lower trust.”
• guaranteed social services»Det offentliga ska garantera att en sådan grundläggande samhällsservice finns, i hela landet,« (party programme ↗)“The public shall guarantee that such a basic social service exists throughout the country,”
• accessible service regardless of residence»den offentliga servicen ska finnas där när man behöver den« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public service shall be there when you need it”

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 election manifesto explicitly establishes that state agencies shall be present in all parts of Sweden, and the party programme that access to state services shall be secured throughout the country. The plan also demands equivalent quality of public services regardless of place of residence and points to functioning public service as a key measure for the whole country. That is precisely what the counter-proposal requests with more service offices and continuous monitoring.

• state presence throughout the countrydecisive»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network shall function and state agencies shall be present in all parts of Sweden.”
• secured state services»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state services shall be secured throughout the country.”
• equivalent service regardless of place of residence»Oavsett bostadsort har individer rätt att få likvärdig kvalitet på vården, omsorgen, socialtjänsten och andra välfärdstjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of place of residence, individuals have the right to receive equivalent quality of healthcare, care, social services and other welfare services.”
• functioning public service»Viktigast är generella åtgärder för att förbättra företagsklimatet och infrastrukturen, samt en fungerande offentlig service.« (party programme ↗)“Most important are general measures to improve the business climate and infrastructure, as well as functioning public service.”

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 election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service offices, with the reasoning that people should feel safe throughout the country, and the party programme states that the state has a responsibility to ensure that state services are available throughout Sweden. The goal of regional policy is furthermore that all of Sweden shall thrive and that everyone regardless of place of residence shall have access to society's fundamental rights. The counter-proposal's demand for more service offices and continuous evaluation of the state's presence therefore follows directly from the plan.

• more state service officesdecisive»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start a local medical practice and establish more state service offices.”
• state services throughout the country»den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“state services are available throughout Sweden.”
• equal access regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av« (party programme ↗)“All people shall regardless of place of residence be able to have access to”
• all of Sweden shall thrive»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall thrive and that each municipality and region shall be a functioning society”

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's decisive commitment here is that state expenditure should decrease and that the authorities' finances should be examined by an efficiency office to release resources to core tasks. Establishing more state service offices and adding ongoing evaluations of the state's presence goes in the opposite direction. The plan moreover holds fast that state ambitions should be limited and that decisions should be made at the lowest effective level. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore rejected.

• effektivisera myndigheternas ekonomidecisive»Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an efficiency office to examine all authorities' finances to release resources to defence”
• minskade statliga utgifter»Statens utgifter ska minska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State expenditure shall decrease”
• begränsad statlig ambition»En stat som sträcker ut långtgående ambitioner över alla« (party programme ↗)“A state that stretches far-reaching ambitions over everything”
• beslut på lägsta effektiva nivå»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be based on decisions being made at the lowest”

The election manifesto states that public services have been dismantled in rural areas and that the party sees potential in relocation of more government jobs to smaller towns, within a policy for all of Sweden. The party programme adds that all citizens have the right to equivalent welfare and public services regardless of where they live. The counter-proposal's demand for more state service offices and ongoing monitoring of state presence thus aligns with the plan's commitments.

• government jobs to smaller townsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna ser potential för att utlokalisera fler myndighetsjobb till mindre orter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats see potential in relocating more government jobs to smaller towns”
• equivalent public services»medborgare skall ha rätt till en likvärdig välfärd och samhällsservice« (party programme ↗)“citizens should have the right to equivalent welfare and public services”
• restored public services»offentlig service har monterats ned på landsbygd och i stora delar av landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public services have been dismantled in rural areas and in large parts of the country”
• policy for the whole country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pursue a policy for all of Sweden”

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.