Regionalized Property Tax

The election manifesto explicitly requires that more of the value of natural resources stays where they are extracted and produced and that wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area. The counter-proposal's requirement that property tax from electricity and industrial facilities is distributed to affected municipalities and regions is the same principle applied to tax revenues. The plan also wants to prevent local communities from being depleted while values are taken away.

• values remain where they are createddecisive»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must stay where they are extracted and produced.”
• wind power should benefit the surrounding area»Vindkraften ska gynna både kommun och boende i närområdet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wind power should benefit both the municipality and residents in the surrounding area.”
• the countryside must not be depleted»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, we have a common interest in the countryside not being depleted.”
• solidary distribution across the country»Inkomster och kostnader behöver fördelas solidariskt över landet.« (party programme ↗)“Incomes and costs need to be distributed solidarily 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 commits that municipalities which participate in the expansion of wind power facilities shall be able to receive financial support, that is, that the localities which bear the facilities shall also receive a share of the value. The counter-proposal's demand that property tax revenues from electricity and industrial properties be distributed to affected municipalities and regions rests on the same principle, and the party programme's demand for even regional development strengthens it. Since tax rates remain nationally set, the proposal does not conflict with the plan's rejection of a new property tax.

• compensation to host municipalitiesdecisive»Kommuner som medverkar till utbyggnad av vindkraftverk ska kunna få ekonomiskt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities which participate in the expansion of wind power facilities shall be able to receive financial support.”
• even regional development»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the entire country being able to live and develop.”
• good conditions in all regions»förutsättningar för arbete, företagande och studier samt erbjuda goda levnadsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“conditions for work, enterprise and studies as well as providing good living conditions.”
• no new property tax»Vi är emot införandet av en fastighetsskatt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are against the introduction of a property tax.”

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 substantial economic benefit-sharing to the municipalities where energy facilities are built and located, so exactly the principle the counter-proposal builds on when property tax from electricity and industrial properties shall be distributed to recipient municipalities. The decentralist worldview additionally gives regions and municipalities increased responsibility and influence. The plan speaks of benefit-sharing from wind power rather than property tax technique, so the conclusion is derived.

• benefit-sharing to recipient municipalitiesdecisive»Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give substantial economic benefit-sharing to the municipalities where wind power is built and located.”
• increased municipal influence»vi vill att regioner och kommuner ges ett ökat ansvar och inflytande över de politiska beslut som berör regionen och kommunen« (party programme ↗)“we want regions and municipalities to be given increased responsibility and influence over political decisions affecting the region and municipality”
• equivalent municipal conditions»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 equivalent economic conditions to conduct municipal services throughout the country.”
• energy as rural industry»Även energisektorn är en näring av stor vikt för landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“The energy sector is also an industry of great importance for the countryside.”

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 establishes that more of the value from natural resources such as wind power, hydropower and mines shall remain local and that profits from local power production to a greater degree shall stay in rural areas. The counter-proposal's requirement that the property tax from electricity and industrial properties is distributed to the municipalities where the installations are located is precisely that. The party programme's active regional policy points in the same direction.

• natural resource values stay localdecisive»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value created from natural resources”
• profits stay in rural areas»Vinsterna från lokal kraftproduktion« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Profits from local power production”
• equal conditions across the country»Alla delar av landet ska ges likvärdiga förutsättningar för utveckling och tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“All parts of the country shall be given equal conditions for development and growth.”
• policy tools for regional policy»Exempel på sådana styrmedel är ett väl fungerande skatteutjämningssystem« (party programme ↗)“Examples of such policy tools are a well-functioning tax equalization system”

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 line is to equalize the economic conditions between municipalities and regions for factors they cannot influence and to shift financing responsibility to the state for more equitable conditions throughout the country. Allowing property tax revenues from electricity and industrial properties to remain where the facilities are located goes in the opposite direction and makes the tax system less simple and transparent. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirements.

• equalization between municipalitiesdecisive»De ekonomiska villkoren för kommuner och regioner behöver därför utjämnas med avseende på faktorer som inte går att påverka.« (party programme ↗)“The economic conditions for municipalities and regions therefore need to be equalized with respect to factors that cannot be influenced.”
• state financing responsibility»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equitable conditions and taxes by shifting financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”
• 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 shall promote the wealth-creating forces, be as simple and transparent as possible and promote a sustainable climate and a good environment.”
• growth incentives in equalization»Utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“The equalization system shall contain incentives for growth.”

The plan's regional policy says that local preconditions in the form of natural resources shall be supported and promoted and that the goal is that all Sweden shall live, and municipal self-governance shall be strong. That let the property tax from electricity and industrial properties partly stay where the facilities are located is an expression of that principle. Simultaneously, the plan requires a state equalisation system that evens out differences in tax capacity, which pulls in the opposite direction and makes the assessment uncertain.

• local preconditions are promoteddecisive»De lokala och regionala förutsättningar som finns« (party programme ↗)“The local and regional preconditions that exist”
• all Sweden shall live»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 Sweden shall live and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society”
• strong municipal self-governance»Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance shall be strong”
• state municipal equalisation»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt« (party programme ↗)“The system for municipal equalisation shall be state-run”

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 contains no commitment to regionalize property tax revenues. Its property tax policy points in the opposite direction: property tax shall not be reintroduced and the tax system shall become simpler, not provided with a new regional distribution mechanism. Low and efficient taxes are the guiding principle, even though the plan also wants decisions to be made close to citizens. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore rejected.

• no to property taxdecisive»Stoppa återinförandet av fastighetsskatten och sänkta ränteavdrag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop the reintroduction of property tax and reduced interest deductions”
• simpler tax system»måste skattesystemet bli enklare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the tax system must become simpler”
• low effective taxes»effektiva och aldrig avkräva medborgarna mer än nödvändigt« (party programme ↗)“efficient and never charge citizens more than necessary”
• decisions at lowest effective level»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest”

The election manifesto explicitly states that property tax from industrial and power generation facilities shall remain at regional level and lists regionalisation of this tax as a commitment. The party justifies it by saying that revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely reach the local communities and that the whole country should share in prosperity. The counter-proposal's requirement for regional distribution of these tax revenues is thus the plan's own line.

• regionalised property taxdecisive»Den fastighetsskatt som tas ut från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar vill vi ska stanna på regional nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The property tax collected from industrial and power generation facilities we want to remain at regional level.”
• regionalisation of tax revenues»Regionalisera fastighetsskatten från industri- och elproduktionsanläggningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regionalise the property tax from industrial and power generation facilities.”
• revenues to local communities»om hur intäkter från råvaruutvinning och industri sällan kommer lokalbygden till del« (2022 manifesto ↗)“how revenues from raw material extraction and industry rarely reach the local communities.”
• prosperity throughout the country»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the whole country share in prosperity.”