Organization of the Regulatory Council

The plan says nothing about the Regulatory Council's organization. The nearest principle is that the plan views the deregulation agenda as a problem, because social security, environmental protection and labor law are then presented as obstacles to capital's freedom. To build out a separate agency with the task of early examining regulatory burden for companies strengthens exactly that agenda. The conclusion is therefore rejecting, on weak evidence.

• deregulation threatens security and labor lawdecisive»medan social trygghet, miljöskydd och arbetsrätt betraktas som problem eftersom de kan minska kapitalets frihet.« (party programme ↗)“while social security, environmental protection and labor law are viewed as problems because they can reduce capital's freedom.”
• companies account for environmental crimes»Det är företagen som överlägset står för de flesta ekobrotten, inte enskilda som fuskar med våra trygghetssystem.« (party programme ↗)“It is companies that by far account for most environmental crimes, not individuals who cheat with our security systems.”
• small business conditions resemble wage-earners'»Egenföretagare och småföretagare tillhör varken borgarklassen eller arbetarklassen, men lever ofta under förhållanden som liknar arbetarklassens.« (party programme ↗)“Self-employed and small business owners belong to neither the capitalist class nor the working class, but often live under conditions resembling the working class's.”

The documents say nothing about the Regulatory Council. The closest principle is the party programme's demand that political responsibility shall never be handed over to non-elected officials and that the power to act of democracy shall be protected against groups which with reference to special competence wish to weigh more heavily than others. Making the Regulatory Council an independent agency with influence early in the legislative process goes against this, and the election manifesto also does not wish to have more bureaucracy.

• political responsibility cannot be delegateddecisive»ansvaret kan aldrig överlämnas till icke valda ämbetsmän. Politikerna har alltid det yttersta« (party programme ↗)“responsibility can never be handed over to non-elected officials. Politicians always have the ultimate”
• expert power shall not come before politics»styrka och mot grupper som med hänvisning till speciella kunskaper eller speciell« (party programme ↗)“strength and against groups which with reference to special knowledge or special”
• no new bureaucracy»Villkor ska ställas så att pengarna till välfärden verkligen går till dess medarbetare – inte mer byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions shall be set so that the money to welfare really goes to its staff – not more bureaucracy.”

The plan says nothing about the Regulatory Council's organisation. The most closely related principle is that unnecessary bureaucracy should be avoided through active regulatory simplification work and that business should have long-term, stable rules of the game. An independent review function with the task of monitoring fees and processing times serves that purpose, but support is weak and entirely derived.

• active regulatory simplification workdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy should be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”
• long-term rules of the game»Näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga spelregler som skapar stabila förutsättningar för investeringar.« (party programme ↗)“Business shall be given long-term rules of the game that create stable conditions for investment.”
• facilitate business»Vi vill stärka möjligheterna för människor med goda idéer att starta och driva företag.« (party programme ↗)“We want to strengthen the opportunities for people with good ideas to start and run businesses.”

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 reduced red tape and shorter processing times explicit commitments, and the party programme promises that the administrative burden for small business shall decrease. Stronger and earlier review of new regulations, with a mandate to monitor fees and processing times, is one tool for precisely this. However, the Regulatory Council's organizational form is not addressed in the plan.

• clean up red tapedecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clean up the bureaucratic jungle for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified business form for micro-enterprises, so that more dare to try running a business.”
• shorter processing times»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times and administrative proceedings in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”
• reduced administrative burden»minska den administrativa bördan för små och nystartade företag.« (party programme ↗)“reduce the administrative burden for small and newly established businesses.”

The plan requires that public decisions be analysed from the small business perspective and that the burden of regulation decreases, which presupposes strong and early scrutiny of new rules. Making the Regulatory Board an independent agency with a mandate earlier in the process and a task to monitor fees and processing times serves precisely that purpose. The plan also wants to strengthen the individual's position against authorities.

• scrutiny from the business perspectivedecisive»offentliga beslut analyseras ur småföretagarperspektiv« (party programme ↗)“public decisions are analysed from the small business perspective”
• decreased regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The burden of regulation for small enterprises shall decrease”
• strengthened position against authorities»Den enskildes möjligheter att hävda sina rättigheter gentemot myndigheterna måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's opportunities to assert their rights against authorities must increase.”
• remove obstacles»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag« (party programme ↗)“The task of politics must be to quickly remove obstacles to facilitate for enterprises”

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 upcoming laws be tested from a small business perspective and that all political decisions be analyzed based on their consequences, which is precisely the function a strengthened rules council fulfills. Monitoring of fees and handling times lies within the plan's requirements for evaluation and quality control. The plan, however, does not take a position on the authority structure as such and simultaneously warns against bureaucracy.

• review from a business perspectivedecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Upcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• impact analysis of decisions»alla politiska beslut analyseras utifrån vilka konsekvenser de får« (party programme ↗)“all political decisions are analyzed based on what consequences they have”
• monitoring of handling»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”
• general business policy»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel,« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted using general means,”

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 wants to substantially reduce red tape and push down authorities' processing times with a deadline, and the programme emphasizes that public exercise of power shall be subject to accountability. A Rule Council with its own mandate to come in early and follow up on fees and processing times is a tool for precisely this. The plan does not, however, comment on the Rule Council's organization, so the conclusion is derived.

• monitored processing timesdecisive»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten authorities' processing times through a deadline”
• reduced regulatory burden»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”
• accountability in administration»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharpen civil service accountability so that you as a taxpayer know that all public exercise of power carries responsibility for the decisions made”

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 shares the goal of reduced regulatory burden, but its stated commitment on the agency structure is that the number of agencies should not grow: agencies should be merged and waste stopped. Making the Regulatory Council into its own agency with an expanded mandate goes against this. The plan's way to the same goal is simplification and accountability within existing structures, why confidence is low.

• fewer agenciesdecisive»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in agencies and merge agencies”
• criticism of agency proliferation»Antalet myndigheter blir ständigt fler och politiska prestigeprojekt, som höghastighetståg och EU-fonder, prioriteras före medborgarnyttan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of agencies is constantly growing and political prestige projects, such as high-speed trains and EU funds, are prioritised before citizen benefit.”
• streamlined public sector»Sverigedemokraterna vill också slå samman myndigheter och renodla offentliga verksamheter där det är möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats also want to merge agencies and streamline public activities where possible.”
• regulatory simplification for small businesses»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses' administrative burden”

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.