Other value-added tax matters

The plan states that privatizations of welfare open for criminals to profit from public funds and demands effective oversight of organized financial crime. Immediately implementing a completed investigation into action against VAT fraud follows directly from that. That compensation for hidden VAT is investigated anew also aligns with the plan, since rules that in practice favor contracted or incorporated operation drive precisely the privatization the plan wants to stop.

• privatization opens for crimedecisive»Privatiseringarna av välfärden öppnar upp för kriminella att sko sig på skattemedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatizations of welfare open up for criminals to profit from public funds.”
• combat financial crime»Det behövs en effektiv uppföljning av den organiserade« (party programme ↗)“There needs to be effective oversight of organized”
• serious financial crime»Ekonomisk brottslighet i företag leder till allvarliga konsekvenser,« (party programme ↗)“Financial crime in businesses leads to serious consequences,”
• stop profit-driven welfare»Vänsterpartiet vill införa ett totalförbud mot alla vinstdrivande verksamhetsformer inom välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to introduce a total ban on all profit-driven activities within welfare.”

The plan requires that systems leading to lack of control and leakage of tax funds be abolished and that tax evasion and economic crime be stopped, which carries the requirement that a completed investigation into organised VAT fraud be immediately implemented in measures. That compensation for undeclared VAT in practice benefits purchased or incorporated care stands in conflict with the plan's measures against commercialisation of welfare.

• stop leakage of tax fundsdecisive»Avskaffande av system som leder till bristande kontroll, läckage av skattemedel,« (party programme ↗)“Abolition of systems leading to lack of control, leakage of tax funds,”
• against commercialisation of welfare»Åtgärder mot kommersialisering av välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“Measures against commercialisation of welfare.”
• stop tax evasion»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax evasion, welfare fraud and money laundering shall be stopped.”
• combat fraud»Bekämpande av bedrägerier och all annan ekonomisk brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Combating fraud and all other economic crime.”

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 requires that welfare fraud and organized economic crime be prioritized highly and that cooperation between authorities against money laundering, among other things, be strengthened, which directly supports the requirement for immediate tools against VAT fraud. It also states that politics needs greater authority over how shared resources are distributed and that profit interests do not belong in welfare. Investigating whether compensation for hidden VAT in practice benefits contracted operations is therefore in line with the plan.

• prioritize welfare frauddecisive»Välfärdsbrott – där gemensamma resurser utnyttjas och förtroendet för våra trygghetssystem undergrävs – måste prioriteras högt.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare fraud — where shared resources are exploited and trust in our safety systems is undermined — must be prioritized highly.”
• strengthened inter-agency cooperation»Samarbetet och informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter för att stoppa penningtvätt, välfärdsbrott och organiserad ekonomisk brottslighet ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation and information sharing between authorities to stop money laundering, welfare fraud and organized economic crime shall be strengthened.”
• authority over shared resources»Politiken behöver därför ha större rådighet över hur våra gemensamma resurser fördelas.« (party programme ↗)“Politics therefore needs greater authority over how our shared resources are distributed.”
• welfare before market logic»Välfärden ska byggas utifrån solidaritet, inte marknadslogik.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare shall be built on solidarity, not market logic.”

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 demands competition-neutral regulations and that public activities can be subject to competition on equal terms, which speaks for investigating whether compensation for hidden VAT that in practice favours incorporated or procured operations shall be examined anew. Immediately implementing finished tools against organized VAT fraud follows from the requirement to be economical with taxpayers' money and to stifle crime profits. The plan does not mention VAT rules, so the conclusion is derived.

• competition-neutral rulesdecisive»Viktigt är också att näringslivet får konkurrensneutrala regelverk« (party programme ↗)“Important too is that business gets competition-neutral regulations”
• equal conditions for providers»Offentlig verksamhet kan med fördel konkurrensutsättas« (party programme ↗)“Public activities can advantageously be subject to competition”
• be economical with tax funds»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy shall be economical with taxpayers' money.”
• stifle crime profits»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, an investigation into gangs' income and how it can be stifled should be conducted.”

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 requires that private and public providers operate on equal terms and are covered by the same compensation rules, which is precisely the cost neutrality that the compensation for hidden VAT is said to miss. It also requires a tax system as simple and transparent as possible and a more efficient justice system, which speaks for promptly implementing ready tools against organised VAT fraud. The counter-proposal's requirements are therefore supported.

• equal terms for providersdecisive»Privata och offentliga utförare ska verka på lika villkor och ska omfattas av samma ersättningsregler och kvalitetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“Private and public providers should operate on equal terms and should be covered by the same compensation rules and quality requirements.”
• simple and transparent tax system»Skattepolitiken ska gynna de välståndsbildande krafterna, vara så enkel och transparent som möjligt och främja ett hållbart klimat och en god miljö.« (party programme ↗)“Tax policy should favour wealth-creating forces, be as simple and transparent as possible and promote a sustainable climate and good environment.”
• more efficient crime-fighting»Rättsväsendets förmåga och effektivitet behöver förbättras så att handläggningstiderna kortas, fler brott anmäls och klaras upp samt färre brottsanmälningar avskrivs.« (party programme ↗)“The justice system's capacity and efficiency need to be improved so that processing times are shortened, more crimes are reported and solved, and fewer crime reports are dismissed.”
• equal treatment in procurement»Offentlig upphandling ska ske på sätt som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader, hög kvalitet, säkrar likabehandling och stimulerar konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement shall be conducted in ways that give taxpayers low costs, high quality, ensures equal treatment and stimulates competition.”

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 requires that activities in private, voluntary and cooperative administration are given equal conditions as publicly produced services; that compensation for hidden VAT in practice distorts the choice of management form contradicts this neutrality. The plan also requires that all crimes are effectively and without exception dealt with and that the tax system stimulates honesty, which speaks for the tools against organized VAT fraud to be implemented immediately.

• neutrality between management formsdecisive»organisationer ges lika förutsättningar som tjänster producerade i offentlig regi.« (party programme ↗)“organizations are given equal conditions as services produced in public administration.”
• all crimes shall be dealt with»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras,« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception dealt with,”
• tax system that rewards honesty»att det stimulerar arbete, hederlighet, sparande och företagande.« (party programme ↗)“that it stimulates work, honesty, saving and enterprise.”
• against unfair competition»konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“competition policy counters oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”

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 counter-proposal's main requirement is that a completed investigation with tools against organized VAT fraud is immediately implemented in measures. The plan makes fighting fraud with public funds a main issue – billions disappear every year to fraudsters and criminals – and the ideological programme states that public waste in all forms must be fought. The requirement for a new investigation of compensation for hidden VAT is, however, not addressed by the plan, which values diversity of providers.

• stop fraud with public fundsdecisive(2022 manifesto)
• respect for taxpayers' money»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms must be fought.”
• tougher action against fraud»Skärpa straffen för bidragsbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for benefit fraud”
• diversity of providers»För Moderaterna är valfrihet en central del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“For the Moderates, freedom of choice is a central part of the Swedish”

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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 requires that fraud and systems that encourage fraud and corruption be countered and that penalties for fraud with common funds be toughened, which directly supports the demand to immediately implement ready tools against organised VAT fraud. The plan also points to the public sector's shortcomings in procurement and financial management, which speaks for a new investigation of compensation for hidden VAT that in practice distorts the choice of operational form. The plan moreover requires clear results from public investments.

• counter fraud and corruptiondecisive»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption shall be countered.”
• harder action against fraud»Skärpa straffen för fusk inom välfärdssystemen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for fraud within welfare systems”
• shortcomings in public procurement»Den offentliga sektorn har dels problem med upphandlingar, ekonomistyrning och uppföljning, dels med bristande ledarskap och felaktiga prioriteringar som sammantaget leder till kostnader i multimiljardklass.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public sector has both problems with procurement, financial management and follow-up, and also with lacking leadership and wrong priorities that in total lead to costs in the multi-billion class.”
• results requirements»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for each public investment”

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.