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The plan requires that the share of collectively owned enterprises in the economy increases, that privatised socially important activities are taken back and that services should exist also in smaller towns. Refraining from selling the company and instead considering a public mandate or re-regulation of inspection follows directly from these commitments, especially when mobile inspection in rural areas has been discontinued. The plan also requires a regional policy that reduces the gaps.

• increase collective ownershipdecisive»utnyttjas fullt ut. De gemensamt ägda företagens andel av ekonomin« (party programme ↗)“is fully utilised. The share of collectively owned enterprises in the economy”
• reclaim privatised activities»Det är hög tid att agera och ta tillbaka den samhällsviktiga verksamhet och infrastruktur som har privatiserats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is high time to act and take back the socially important activities and infrastructure that have been privatised.”
• 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.”
• reduce regional gaps»Regionalpolitiken ska därför drivas för att minska klyftorna.« (party programme ↗)“Regional policy should therefore be pursued to reduce the gaps.”

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 wants society to retake control and the state to be present throughout the country, based on the principle that the whole country shall be able to live and develop. To refrain from selling the company and instead consider a public mission or re-regulation of the inspection service responds to this, particularly when services in rural areas have been withdrawn. The plan does not address vehicle testing in itself, but its line against continued privatizations is clear.

• samhället tar tillbaka kontrollendecisive»Samhället ska flytta fram positionerna för att ta tillbaka kontrollen över utvecklingen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall move forward positions to retake control over development.”
• statlig närvaro i hela landet»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• 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.”
• demokratins företräde före marknaden»Demokratin har därför företräde före marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy therefore takes priority before the market.”

The party programme establishes that in certain cases there are reasons for the state to own and operate business activities and that such ownership shall be active, and that public services shall be available across the entire country with good local service in rural areas. That the mobile inspection service has been closed down affects precisely that availability. To refrain from sale and instead consider a public service assignment or re-regulation therefore aligns with the plan.

• state ownership can be justifieddecisive»I vissa fall kan det dock finnas skäl för staten« (party programme ↗)“In certain cases there may indeed be reasons for the state”
• public service across the country»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och« (party programme ↗)“Public services such as police, employment service and”
• local service in rural areas»God närservice, informationsteknik,« (party programme ↗)“Good local service, information technology,”
• active state ownership»ska ägarskapet vara aktivt och inflytandet« (party programme ↗)“shall ownership be active and the influence”

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 demands a market economy free from centrally planned direction and sees competitive tendering as an advantage, and the election manifesto wants to clear away unnecessary regulations. To halt a sale and consider re-regulation of inspection activities goes against that line. The plan's requirement for close and reliable service throughout the country pulls in the opposite direction, making the assessment uncertain.

• competitively tender public servicesdecisive»Offentlig verksamhet kan med fördel konkurrensutsättas« (party programme ↗)“Public services may advantageously be subject to competitive tendering”
• fewer regulations»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear away unnecessary regulations and bureaucracy.”
• service throughout the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public services shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”

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The plan allows state enterprises only in the presence of a strong public interest and states that the public sector shall not run activities that crowd out functioning private alternatives. The counter-proposal's requirement to avoid sale and consider public service commissions or re-regulation of inspection services goes against this. The plan's requirement for a functioning road network and state presence throughout the country supports the rural argument but not state ownership as a means.

• restrictive state enterprisedecisive»Det offentliga ska endast driva affärsverksamhet om det finns ett starkt samhällsintresse.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall only run business activities if there is a strong public interest.”
• not crowd out private alternatives»offentliga ska inte driva verksamheter som tränger ut fungerande privata alternativ eller försvårar« (party programme ↗)“the public shall not run activities that crowd out functioning private alternatives or complicate”
• the state shall not own enterprises»Staten ska inte äga flygbolag, banker och telebolag.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall not own airlines, banks and telecommunications companies.”
• services throughout the country»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.”

The plan establishes that monopolies and competitive restrictions shall occur only exceptionally and that effective competition policy shall counter monopolies, and that personal ownership shall be encouraged over institutional. The counter-proposal wants to avoid sale and reconsider regulation of inspections, which goes against this. The plan's care for public service in the countryside motivates presence but not state ownership or re-regulation.

• monopolies only exceptionallydecisive»Monopol och konkurrensbegränsningar får endast förekomma undantagsvis,« (party programme ↗)“Monopolies and competitive restrictions shall occur only exceptionally,”
• effective competition policy»effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“effective competition policy counters oligopolies, monopolies and unfair competition.”
• personal over institutional ownership»Det är också angeläget att det personliga ägandet uppmuntras på bekostnad av det institutionella ägandet.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that personal ownership be encouraged at the expense of institutional ownership.”
• public service in the countryside»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.”

The plan establishes that what can be done equally well or better by others should not be performed by the public and wants to reduce state ownership. The counter-proposal's demand to stop a sale and instead consider community assignments or re-regulation of inspection activities contradicts this line. That service shall function across the country is, however, an articulated ambition in the plan and pulls partly towards the counter-proposal's direction.

• limited public responsibilitydecisive»Om något kan göras lika bra eller bättre av« (party programme ↗)“If something can be done equally well or better by”
• market economy and private ownership»Grunden för Sveriges välstånd är en marknadsekonomi baserad« (party programme ↗)“The foundation for Sweden's prosperity is a market economy based”
• divest state ownership»Sälja av en större andel av statliga Sveaskogs innehav till personer med regional anknytning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sell a larger share of state-owned Sveaskog holdings to people with regional connections”
• service across the country»Du ska kunna känna dig trygg med att välfärden fungerar oavsett var i landet du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall be able to feel secure that healthcare functions regardless of where in the country you live.”

The plan requires strong welfare and public services throughout the country and particularly points out that public service has been dismantled in rural areas as a problem to be reversed. The counter-proposal's demand to avoid sales and instead consider a societal mission or re-regulation aims precisely to preserve vehicle inspection in smaller towns. This is in line with the plan's principle that all of Sweden shall live.

• public services throughout the countrydecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill satsa på en stark välfärd och samhällsservice i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to invest in strong welfare and public services throughout the country.”
• dismantled rural services»Skolresultaten har sjunkit, köerna till sjukvården har vuxit, polisen kommer allt mer sällan till den som utsatts för vardagsbrott och offentlig service har monterats ned på landsbygd och i stora delar av landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School results have fallen, queues for healthcare have grown, police increasingly rarely come to those who have been victims of everyday crime and public service has been dismantled in rural areas and in large parts of the country.”
• policy for all of Sweden»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”
• all of Sweden shall live»Principen om att hela Sverige skall leva är mycket viktig för Sverigedemokraterna.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that all of Sweden shall live is very important to Sweden Democrats.”

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.