Church cultural heritage

The plan regards cultural heritage as something that concerns all people and requires that cultural policy creates good economic conditions for institutions; the election manifesto sees culture as part of welfare. The counter-proposal's requirement that compensation for cultural heritage care is adapted to cost development with ongoing review follows that line, since otherwise the cost falls on an individual principal. The plan's requirement for a secular state at the same time speaks for the support being motivated by the cultural heritage and not by religion.

• cultural heritage concerns everyonedecisive»som skyddar vårt kulturarv, är viktiga för att alla människor ska kunna« (party programme ↗)“which protects our cultural heritage, are important for all people to be able to”
• good economic conditions for institutions»Kulturpolitiken behöver skapa goda ekonomiska villkor för såväl« (party programme ↗)“Cultural policy needs to create good economic conditions for both”
• culture as part of welfare»Kulturen spelar en viktig roll och är en del av välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture plays an important role and is part of welfare.”
• secular state (qualifying)»garanteras och staten ska vara sekulär, det vill säga inte ha några band« (party programme ↗)“guaranteed and the state shall be secular, that is, not have any ties”

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 says nothing about the church heritage compensation or its level. The closest-lying principle is that cultural life and cultural heritage must be accessible to all throughout the country and that cultural institutions must exist throughout the country, which suggests that the compensation follows cost developments when cultural heritage is a matter of concern for society as a whole. The position is thus uncertain and derived from general cultural policy commitments.

• living cultural lifedecisive»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must have a living, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens community and challenges.”
• culture throughout the country»Institutioner för det professionella kulturlivet ska därför finnas över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Institutions for professional cultural life must therefore exist throughout the country.”
• culture accessible to all»konstens olika uttrycksformer tillgängliga för alla, barn och vuxna, i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“different forms of artistic expression accessible to all, children and adults, throughout the country.”

The party programme regards cultural heritage as a common inheritance and commits to preserving and maintaining historically valuable buildings and environments for the future with public support. The counter-proposal's demand that compensation be adapted to developments in costs follows from seeing preservation as a matter of general rather than merely ecclesiastical interest. However, the plan contains no text on church conservation compensation, so the conclusion is inferred.

• preserve historically valuable buildingsdecisive»Kulturhistorisk värdefulla byggnader, minnesmärken och andra miljöer, såväl i städerna som på landsbygden, bör bevaras och vårdas för framtiden.« (party programme ↗)“Historically valuable buildings, monuments and other environments, both in cities and in the countryside, should be preserved and maintained for the future.”
• public support for cultural heritage»regionala och lokala museer bör stödjas av samhället« (party programme ↗)“regional and local museums should be supported by public funding”
• culture accessible to all»Kulturen ska vara tillgänglig för alla.« (party programme ↗)“Culture should be accessible to all.”

The manifesto makes access to culture throughout the country an important starting point and the party programme states that cultural heritage shall be cared for and spread throughout the country, which speaks to the church heritage compensation following cost development. Cultural heritage is described as a common value, not just a matter for members. The plan's requirement to be prudent with taxpayers' money does however make support for automatic adjustment weak.

• culture throughout the countrydecisive»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party.”
• cultural heritage throughout the country»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“State cultural institutions shall spread their activities throughout the country.”
• be prudent with tax funds»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Politics shall be prudent with taxpayers' money.”

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 sees cultural heritage as a shared memory that shall be kept accessible for future generations and places responsibility on the public to increase cultural accessibility. The compensation for care of ecclesiastical cultural heritage precisely carries that shared task, which suggests it should follow cost development. At the same time, the plan emphasizes that the state shall not take sides for certain denominations, so support is justified by the cultural heritage and not by the church as such.

• cultural heritage for future generationsdecisive»kulturarv som finns i Sverige är en del av mänsklighetens gemensamma kulturarv och ska hållas« (party programme ↗)“cultural heritage that exists in Sweden is part of mankind's shared cultural heritage and shall be kept”
• increased cultural accessibility»Det offentliga ska på alla nivåer gynna mångfalden av kulturuttryck, öka kulturens tillgänglighet« (party programme ↗)“The public shall at all levels promote diversity of cultural expression, increase cultural accessibility”
• cultural heritage as shared memory»Kulturarvet – vårt gemensamma minne i form av historiska lämningar, kulturlandskap, arkiv,« (party programme ↗)“Cultural heritage – our shared memory in the form of historical remains, cultural landscapes, archives,”
• state neutrality between denominations»ska inte ta ställning för en viss religion eller vissa samfund« (party programme ↗)“shall not take sides for a certain religion or certain denominations”

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 makes stewardship of the material cultural heritage a cultural policy task, includes culturally historic buildings and objects, and gives public institutions an important role, while support shall be provided to faith communities that conduct activities in line with human dignity. That the compensation to the church is adjusted to cost development follows from this responsibility. The requirement is supported.

• steward the cultural heritagedecisive»En god kulturpolitik måste sträva efter att ta tillvara det värdefulla kulturella arv« (party programme ↗)“Good cultural policy must strive to preserve the valuable cultural heritage”
• material cultural heritage is included»vi ser i form av till exempel kulturhistorisk bebyggelse, fornlämningar och föremål« (party programme ↗)“we see in the form of, for example, culturally historic buildings, ancient monuments and objects”
• public institutions' responsibility»offentliga institutioner som till exempel museer en viktig roll« (party programme ↗)“public institutions such as museums an important role”
• support to faith communities»Stöd ska därför utgå till de trossamfund som bedriver« (party programme ↗)“Support shall therefore be provided to those faith communities that conduct”

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 does not address church antiquity compensation. The closest commitments are that all new promises must be financed within the surplus target and that justice, defence and welfare require hard priorities during the coming period. An indexation of compensation according to cost development has no support there, even though the plan values Christian cultural heritage highly.

• new promises must be financeddecisive»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new promises and reforms – such as our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”
• prioritising core tasks»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The great needs within the justice system, defence and welfare make high demands on priorities in the years to come.”
• Christian cultural heritage valued»Sverige är format av ett kristet socialt och kulturellt arv som« (party programme ↗)“Sweden is shaped by a Christian social and cultural heritage”

The plan wants support for the preservation and revitalization of Swedish cultural heritage to increase, and regards the Christian cultural heritage as a matter for all Swedes, not just church members. The counter-proposal's requirement that compensation to the church be adjusted to cost development with ongoing review follows from that commitment, since the cultural heritage is attributed intrinsic value.

• ökat stöd till kulturarvetdecisive»levandegörandet av det svenska kulturarvet öka.« (party programme ↗)“the revitalization of Swedish cultural heritage increases.”
• kulturarv angår alla»Bevarandet av detta kulturarv är således en angelägenhet för alla svenskar, troende« (party programme ↗)“The preservation of this cultural heritage is thus a matter for all Swedes, believers”
• vårda svensk kultur»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to protect, preserve and showcase Swedish culture.”
• kulturarvets egenvärde»Kulturarvet har ett egenvärde genom bland annat de skönhetsvärden och den estetik« (party programme ↗)“The cultural heritage has an intrinsic value through, among other things, the aesthetic values and aesthetics”

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.