Local public service

The plan requires that school, healthcare, care and other services function everywhere and that welfare exists throughout the country, with more functions also in smaller towns. Continued expansion of service offices and preserved appropriations is exactly that, and the plan opposes one-sidedly efficiency-driven cuts that affect rural areas. Everyone should be able to feel that society exists where they live.

• services throughout the countrydecisive»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, care and other services need to function everywhere.”
• welfare everywhere»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”
• services in smaller towns»Äldreomsorg, förskola, skola och matbutik behöver finnas på fler mindre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Elderly care, preschool, school and grocery stores need to exist in more small towns.”
• society's presence»Alla ska känna att samhället finns där, var i landet vi än bor.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should feel that society exists where, wherever in the country we live.”

The election manifesto establishes that the state shall be present throughout the country and that public services of high quality shall be guaranteed even where the population base is weak. Continued expansion of service offices without reduced allocations is precisely that commitment put into practice, particularly for sparsely populated areas and for those who cannot use digital services. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• statlig närvaro i hela landetdecisive»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• offentlig service i hela landet»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 ensure welfare throughout the country, we need to review the tax equalization system, so that it guarantees high-quality public services throughout the country, even in small municipalities struggling with their population base.”
• likvärdig tillgång i hela landet»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equal access to school, healthcare and care.”
• hela landet ska leva»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”

The plan establishes that public services such as police, employment service and social insurance agency shall be available across the entire country and that state regulations shall work equally well for small municipalities as for large. Continued expansion of service offices without reduced appropriations is precisely this, and the plan requires equivalent conditions for service across the country. Therefore the plan supports the requirement.

• state service across the countrydecisive»försäkringskassa ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“social insurance agency shall exist for all of Sweden's residents and be available across the entire country.”
• state presence»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och« (party programme ↗)“Public services such as police, employment service and”
• equivalent conditions for municipalities»regelverk ska fungera lika bra för små kommuner som« (party programme ↗)“regulations shall work equally well for small municipalities as”
• equivalent service across the country»Ett väl fungerande skattesystem ska ge likvärdiga ekonomiska förutsättningar« (party programme ↗)“A well-functioning tax system shall provide equivalent economic conditions”

Worldstate weighed in: The closure of the service office in Enköping is current in the Riksdag — Shows that service offices are actually being phased out, which makes the plan's requirement for state service across the country directly applicable

The plan promises that public service should be close and reliable throughout the country and identifies reduced authority presence as a cause of lower trust. The counter-proposal's requirements for continued expansion of service offices and unchanged appropriations, with special consideration to sparsely populated areas, is precisely that commitment. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• close public servicedecisive»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”
• equivalent service everywhere»Alla invånare ska ha tillgång till en likvärdig och pålitlig välfärd oavsett var de bor, och den offentliga servicen ska finnas där när man behöver den.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All residents shall have access to equivalent and reliable welfare regardless of where they live, and public service shall be there when needed.”
• guaranteed public service»Det offentliga ska garantera att en sådan grundläggande samhällsservice finns, i hela landet,« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall guarantee that such basic public service exists, throughout the country,”
• reduced authority presence»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 of authorities regarding people's life situation has decreased, which leads to lower trust.”

The plan affirms that access to state service shall be secured in the whole country and that state authorities shall be present in all parts of Sweden. Continued expansion of service offices and retained appropriations follows from that commitment, especially for residents who cannot use digital services. The plan wants at the same time to digitalize what can be digitalized, but that does not replace the physical presence.

• state service in the whole countrydecisive»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state service shall be secured in the whole country.”
• authority presence in the whole country»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network shall function and state authorities shall be present in all parts of Sweden.”
• equivalent service regardless of residence»Oavsett bostadsort har individer rätt att få likvärdig kvalitet på vården, omsorgen, socialtjänsten« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of residence place individuals have right to receive equivalent quality on healthcare, care, social services”
• digitalization of public functions»kan göras digitalt tillgängliga också ska göras digitalt tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“can be made digitally accessible shall also be made digitally accessible.”

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 explicitly promises to establish more state service offices as part of security throughout the country. The party programme places on the state the responsibility that state service be accessible throughout Sweden and that the whole country shall live. Continuing expansion and not reducing grants follow directly from these commitments.

• 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 local medical practices and establish more state service offices.”
• state service throughout the country»den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“state service is accessible throughout Sweden.”
• the whole country shall live»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that the whole country shall live and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society, where”
• living countryside»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The whole country shall function and it shall be possible to live and work also outside the major cities.”

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 counter-proposal demands continued expansion of service centres and that appropriations are not cut. The plan, by contrast, wants to examine all agencies' finances through an efficiency office to free up resources for prioritised tasks, and policy should prioritise and make choices. The sparsely populated areas' access is met in the plan mainly through broadband as national infrastructure and streamlined agency mandates. The plan therefore rejects the demand for unchanged appropriations.

• streamline agenciesdecisive»Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an efficiency office that shall examine all agencies' finances to free up resources for defence”
• prioritise the state's tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Policy has an important task to prioritise and make choices,”
• digital access across the country»Klassa bredband som nationell infrastruktur och prioritera därefter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Classify broadband as national infrastructure and prioritise accordingly”
• streamlined agency mandates»Renodla Polisens uppdrag med fokus på att upptäcka, utreda och klara upp brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Streamline the Police's mandate with a focus on detecting, investigating and clearing up crimes”

The plan is built on the principle that all of Sweden shall live and states that public service has been dismantled in rural areas. It wants to relocate more government jobs to smaller towns and ensure that everyone has access to functioning public services. Continued expansion of service centres with maintained appropriations, particularly for sparsely populated areas and non-digital residents, follows from these commitments.

• state presence throughout the countrydecisive»Sverigedemokraterna ser potential för att utlokalisera fler myndighetsjobb till mindre orter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats see potential to relocate more government jobs to smaller towns”
• restore public services»offentlig service har monterats ned på landsbygd och i stora delar av landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public service has been dismantled in rural areas and in large parts of the country”
• all of Sweden shall live»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”
• basic services everywhere»säkerställa att alla har tillgång till telefoni och fungerande posttjänster, inklusive möjligheten att få sin myndighetspost digitalt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ensure that everyone has access to functioning telephone and postal services, including the ability to receive government correspondence digitally”

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.