Expand tax on chemicals in certain electronics

The plan requires forceful legislation and economic steering tools to compel transformation of production that harms environment and health, and establishes that reuse and recycling of materials need to increase. An expanded chemicals tax using the EU's candidate list as a starting point is exactly such a steering tool and finances increased circularity. The tax is not mentioned specifically, but the programme makes long-term environmental considerations paramount.

• economic tools against environmental threatsdecisive»en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel« (party programme ↗)“forceful legislation, economic steering tools”
• increased recycling and circularity»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials need to increase.”
• steer away from dirty consumption»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technology shifts do not suffice to reduce emissions, consumption must be steered away from the dirty”
• environmental considerations paramount»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be paramount”

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 that consideration for environmental requirements be built into production processes from the start and that natural resources be used more efficiently, which supports expanding the tax on dangerous chemicals to more products and substances and using it for increased recycling. The election manifesto confirms the principle that the polluter pays. The plan does not explicitly mention the chemical tax, but its environmental governance leads to support for the counter-proposal's demand, although the manifesto at the same time calls for caution with ordinary households' finances.

• environmental requirements into productiondecisive»Hänsynen till miljöns krav ska byggas in i produktionsprocesserna redan från början.« (party programme ↗)“Consideration for environmental requirements shall be built into production processes from the start.”
• the polluter pays»Vi ska verka för att ett globalt koldioxidpris införs med principen att förorenaren betalar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for a global carbon price to be introduced with the principle that the polluter pays.”
• resource efficiency and circularity»Naturtillgångarna måste användas mer effektivt och energiproduktionen ställas om.« (party programme ↗)“Natural resources must be used more efficiently and energy production transformed.”
• caution with household finances»Den ekonomiska politiken behöver bedrivas med stor varsamhet och respekt för vanliga hushålls ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Economic policy needs to be conducted with great caution and respect for ordinary households' finances.”

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 promises that toxic substances shall be phased out immediately, especially in products that children use, and the party programme demands that review and control in chemicals policy is sharp. An expanded chemical tax with the EU's candidate list as a starting point is exactly such a steering instrument, in line with the fact that costs that burden the environment shall be included in the price via taxes. That the basis is not complete is according to the precautionary principle no reason to refrain. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• rapid phase-out of environmental toxinsdecisive»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially in products for children”
• sharp chemicals control»såväl nationellt som inom EU:s kemikaliepolitik, måste vara skarp« (party programme ↗)“both nationally and within the EU's chemicals policy, must be sharp”
• the polluter pays»annan part ska inkluderas i priset genom skatter« (party programme ↗)“another party shall be included in the price through taxes”
• the precautionary principle applies»avsaknaden av fullständig vetenskaplig bevisning« (party programme ↗)“absence of complete scientific evidence”

The plan's overarching principle is that the polluter shall pay and that it shall cost more to pollute, combined with the right to a toxin-free environment. An expanded chemical tax with the EU's candidate list as a starting point aligns with this green tax shift and with the goal of a more circular economy that finances increased recycling. The plan's general requirement for lower tax pressure carries less weight than the stated commitment to price dangerous substances.

• the polluter shall paydecisive»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall cost more to pollute.”
• right to a toxin-free environment»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a toxin-free environment is a fundamental right for all people”
• precaution against dangerous chemicals»Dagligen används kemikalier och tekniker vars effekter på människan och naturen är skadliga eller okända.« (party programme ↗)“Chemicals and techniques whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown are used daily.”
• circular economy and recycling»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”

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 explicitly states that chemical tax is a tool to remove dangerous chemicals and that chemical legislation needs to be tightened with particular consideration for children's sensitivity and chemicals' combined effects. That speaks for the tax to be extended to more products and more dangerous substances. The principle that the polluter pays and the ambition for increased recycling point in the same direction.

• chemical tax against dangerous substancesdecisive»Kemikalieskatt bidrar till att få bort farliga kemikalier.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical tax contributes to the removal of dangerous chemicals.”
• the precautionary principle for chemicals»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle.”
• the polluter pays»Det är den som förorenar – ingen annan – som ska betala.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the polluter – no one else – who shall pay.”
• recycling and circularity»Avfallets miljöpåverkan ska minskas genom fungerande återanvändning och återbruk.« (party programme ↗)“The environmental impact of waste shall be reduced through functioning reuse and recycling.”

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's guiding line is cost relief for households and companies and a climate transition that works and is efficient, not new or broadened excise taxes. The counter-proposal instead wants to expand the chemical tax to more products and more substances, which raises costs in retail and for consumers. The party programme's requirement that new rules be tested from a small business perspective points in the same direction, even though the programme's environmental policy tool thinking points the opposite way.

• efficient and functioning climate policydecisive»Sverige är världsledande i klimatomställningen och det ska vi fortsätta vara på ett sätt som både fungerar och är effektivt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden is world-leading in climate transition and that is what we shall continue to be in a way that both works and is efficient.”
• rules tested for small business»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas. Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Direct company subsidies are rejected. New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• reduced taxes on consumption»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices significantly for everyone, primarily by reducing the mixing of expensive biofuel.”
• environmental policy tools as instruments»miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas.« (party programme ↗)“environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic tools that shall be used.”

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The election manifesto binds the party to a tax increase ceiling where total taxes are not raised during the term of office, and states that more tax is not a solution in a country that already has one of the world's highest tax burdens. Expanding the chemical tax to more products and more substances is a tax increase that moreover places more administration on companies. The plan wants environmental offenders to pay their way through well-targeted policy instruments, not through broad consumption taxes. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore rejected.

• tax increase ceilingdecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax increase ceiling during the coming term of office which means that total taxes are not raised”
• high tax burden(2022 manifesto)
• well-targeted environmental policy instruments»Där miljöbovar betalar för sig, men du kan unna dig en plastpåse när du veckohandlar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where environmental offenders pay their way, but you can afford to have a plastic bag when you do your weekly shopping.”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”

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The plan requires that environmental policy seeks the measures that give the most environmental benefit per krona and that taxes shall not hamper Swedish companies. An expanded chemical tax to more products and more substances with the EU's candidate list as the starting point is exactly the kind of broad tax that the plan wants to avoid without proven effect. The plan moreover requires that measures be based on facts and evidence, not on the ambition to go furthest.

• environmental efficiency per kronadecisive»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that give the most environmental benefit per krona.”
• competitive taxes»Ha skatter på en nivå som inte hämmar svenska företag i den internationella konkurrensen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have taxes at a level that does not hamper Swedish companies in international competition.”
• evidence-based environmental policy»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be adjusted against new findings in research and be based on facts rather than feelings.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that goes against the possibility of conducting industry and business.”