2026-04-222025/26:FiU48 · p.1FiUEconomy & finance
Supplementary budget for 2026 - Reduced fuel tax and electricity and gas price support
Supplementary budget for 2026 – lower fuel tax and electricity/gas price support
What's at stake: The decision determines whether drivers get a lower price at the pump and households receive temporary electricity and gas price support already this winter, while critics warn that the tax cut is costly and could slow the shift to fossil-free fuels.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should adopt the government's supplementary budget for 2026, including a lower energy tax on petrol and diesel and a temporary electricity and gas price support, or reject the tax-cut proposal on climate and cost grounds.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee endorses the government's proposal for a temporary cut to the energy tax on petrol and diesel and approves the use of the energy-support appropriation and the revised calculation of state revenue, citing that the tax cut is the most well-targeted and fastest measure against rising fuel prices.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V, MP)
The reservation holds that cutting the energy tax on petrol and diesel risks undermining the shift to a fossil-free economy, weakening the competitiveness of fossil-free fuels, and creating uncertainty about long-term investment conditions, and that the measure is costly and insufficiently well-targeted. The government's bill should therefore be rejected in the parts concerning the fuel tax cut.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and approving what the committee proposes.
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna
Ja 255–32Ja 244–43
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/16/0/6 | match | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | Yes 90/0/0/16 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/13/0/5 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 11/0/0/5 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | Yes | Yes 14/0/0/5 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | Yes | Yes 55/0/0/11 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/10 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
Changes to the state budget for 2026 Parliament a) approves the proposed use of allocation 1:12 Energy support within expenditure area 21 Energy, b) approves changed scope for expenditure area 21 Energy and allocates changed allocation according to the government's proposal, c) approves changed calculation of income in the state budget for 2026 according to the government's proposal. Thereby Parliament grants proposition 2025/26:236 points 5-7. Legislation underlying changes to the state budget Parliament adopts the government's proposal for 1. law on amendment to the law (1994:1776) on energy tax, 2. law on amendment to the law (2025:1358) on amendment to the law (1994:1776) on energy tax with the amendment in section 2, chapter 1 b that the sentence beginning with "For fuels as referred to in 1." and ending with "the year in which the recalculation is made." shall constitute the second paragraph of this section and that the subsequent paragraphs shall constitute the third and fourth paragraphs of this section. 3. law on amendment to the law (1994:1776) on energy tax, 4. law on amendment to the law (1994:1776) on energy tax. Thereby Parliament grants proposition 2025/26:236 points 1-4 and rejects the motions 2025/26:4092 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) and 2025/26:4098 by Janine Alm Ericson et al. (MP) demand 1.
Original (Swedish)
Ändringar i statens budget för 2026 Riksdagen a) godkänner den föreslagna användningen av anslaget 1:12 Energistöd inom utgiftsområde 21 Energi, b) godkänner ändrad ram för utgiftsområde 21 Energi och anvisar ändrat anslag enligt regeringens förslag, c) godkänner ändrad beräkning av inkomster i statens budget för 2026 enligt regeringens förslag. Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:236 punkterna 5-7. Lagstiftning som ligger till grund för ändringar i statens budget Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till 1. lag om ändring i lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi, 2. lag om ändring i lagen (2025:1358) om ändring i lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi med den ändringen i 2 kap. 1 b § att den mening som inleds med "För bränslen som avses i 1." och som avslutas med "det år då omräkningen sker." ska utgöra andra stycket i denna paragraf och att de efterföljande styckena ska utgöra de tredje och fjärde styckena i denna paragraf. 3. lag om ändring i lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi, 4. lag om ändring i lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi. Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:236 punkterna 1-4 och avslår motionerna 2025/26:4092 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) och 2025/26:4098 av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: Parliament approved the government's proposal for a supplementary budget for the purpose of reducing tax on fuel and introducing temporary new electricity and gas price support. The proposal means that the energy tax on petrol and diesel is temporarily reduced by 82 öre per litre and 319 kronor per cubic metre respectively during the period 1 May–30 September 2026. For petrol and diesel in environmental class 1, this means a reduction to the energy tax directive's minimum level. The energy tax on alkylate petrol is reduced as much as possible without falling below the minimum tax level. The reduction in energy tax entails changes to the law on energy tax. The government also proposes that money should be allocated for a new temporary electricity and gas price support to households for January and February 2026. The proposal means that state income will decrease by approximately 1.56 billion kronor and that state expenditure is estimated to increase by approximately 2.4 billion kronor in 2026. This weakens the government's financial savings and the state budget balance by approximately 4.1 billion kronor in 2026. The government may submit ordinary supplementary budgets twice a year. But it may also submit extra supplementary budgets if it considers that there are special reasons for doing so. The conflict in the Middle East, which is assessed to affect fuel prices, as well as the high electricity prices and the severe cold that has caused households' heating costs to be high at the beginning of 2026 are according to the government such reasons and Parliament makes no other assessment.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants household support that is targeted and compatible with climate transition. (V, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires fixed frameworks for taking Sweden out of fossil fuel dependence and that costs for emissions increase in the long term and predictably, with reference to a climate emergency.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires fixed frameworks for taking Sweden out of fossil fuel dependence and that costs for emissions increase in the long term and predictably, with reference to a climate emergency. A reduced energy tax on petrol and diesel, in contrast, worsens conditions for fossil-free fuels and creates uncertainty about investments, which is precisely the counter-proposal's objection. The plan wants consumption to be steered away from the dirty where technology shifts are insufficient.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver fasta ramar för att ta Sverige ur fossilberoendet och att kostnaderna för utsläpp ökar långsiktigt och förutsägbart, med hänvisning till ett klimatnödläge. En sänkt energiskatt på bensin och diesel försämrar tvärtom villkoren för fossilfria drivmedel och skapar osäkerhet om investeringarna, vilket är precis motförslagets invändning. Planen vill att konsumtionen styrs bort från det smutsiga där teknikskiften inte räcker.
- out of fossil fuel dependencedecisive»Vi vill sätta fasta ramar för att ta Sverige ur fossilberoendet« (party programme ↗)“We want to set fixed frameworks for taking Sweden out of fossil fuel dependence”
- predictable emission costs»Kostnaderna för utsläpp behöver öka långsiktigt på ett sätt som är tryggt och förutsägbart« (party programme ↗)“Costs for emissions need to increase in the long term in a way that is secure and predictable”
- steer away from the fossil»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga och alla ges förutsättningar att leva mer hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technology shifts are insufficient to reduce emissions, consumption must be steered away from the dirty and everyone must be given the prerequisites to live more sustainably.”
- climate emergency»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are in a climate emergency.”
Worldstate weighed in: Inflation is at 0.5 per cent and the electricity price in SE3 at 0.53 kr/kWh — The acute price shock argument for a tax reduction is weak, which strengthens the plan's climate commitments
The election manifesto establishes that the climate policy framework shall stand firm and that Swedish production of renewable fuels shall increase.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that the climate policy framework shall stand firm and that Swedish production of renewable fuels shall increase. The counter-proposal's objection that a reduced energy tax on petrol and diesel counteracts climate conversion and worsens conditions for fossil-free fuels follows from these commitments. The party programme's principle that the polluter pays and the goal of a fossil-free welfare nation point in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast och att den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel ska öka. Motförslagets invändning att en sänkt energiskatt på bensin och diesel motverkar klimatomställningen och försämrar villkoren för fossilfria drivmedel följer av dessa åtaganden. Partiprogrammets princip att förorenaren betalar och målet om en fossilfri välfärdsnation pekar åt samma håll.
- climate framework stands firmdecisive»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall stand firm.”
- promote renewable fuels»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so that it becomes easier to refuel fossil-free in Sweden.”
- the polluter pays»Principen om att förorenaren betalar tillämpas fullt ut.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays is applied in full.”
- fossil-free welfare nation»Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare nation.”
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 phase out fossil subsidies and argues that credible climate policy sets a price on fossil emissions, not lowers it.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to phase out fossil subsidies and argues that credible climate policy sets a price on fossil emissions, not lowers it. The counter-proposal's objection that reduced energy tax on petrol and diesel counteracts climate transition and worsens conditions for fossil-free fuels is thereby the plan's own conclusion. The plan, by contrast, wants to raise the price on emissions and drive the phase-out of fossil fuels.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill fasa ut fossila subventioner och menar att en trovärdig klimatpolitik sätter ett pris på fossila utsläpp, inte sänker det. Motförslagets invändning att en sänkt energiskatt på bensin och diesel motverkar klimatomställningen och försämrar villkoren för fossilfria drivmedel är därmed planens egen slutsats. Planen vill tvärtom höja priset på utsläpp och driva utfasningen av fossila bränslen.
- no fossil subsidiesdecisive»fasa ut fossila subventioner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out fossil subsidies”
- price on fossil emissions»En trovärdig klimatpolitik som sätter ett pris på fossila utsläpp gynnar de hållbara« (party programme ↗)“Credible climate policy that sets a price on fossil emissions favours the sustainable”
- raised price on emissions»höja priset på utsläppsrätter i EU, inkludera utsläpp från flyg och sjöfart i systemet och införa klimattullar på varor från länder utanför EU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the price on emissions allowances in the EU, include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system and introduce climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU”
- transition to fossil-free vehicles»att den som behöver bil ska ha råd med ett klimatsmart alternativ, och att bara fossilfria bilar ska säljas från 2025« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that those who need a car should be able to afford a climate-smart alternative, and that only fossil-free cars should be sold from 2025”
The party programme bases climate policy on green tax shift with increased taxes on climate destruction, and the election manifesto wants to lower taxes on biofuel rather than on fossil petrol and diesel to reduce oil dependence.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme bases climate policy on green tax shift with increased taxes on climate destruction, and the election manifesto wants to lower taxes on biofuel rather than on fossil petrol and diesel to reduce oil dependence. The counter-proposal's objection that a lowered energy tax on petrol and diesel counteracts the transition and worsens conditions for fossil-free fuels follows from these commitments. The plan therefore supports the criticism in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet bygger klimatpolitiken på grön skatteväxling med ökade skatter på klimatförstöring, och valmanifestet vill sänka skatten på biodrivmedel snarare än på fossil bensin och diesel för att minska oljeberoendet. Motförslagets invändning att en sänkt energiskatt på bensin och diesel motverkar omställningen och försämrar villkoren för fossilfria drivmedel följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen stöder därför kritiken i sak.
- green tax shiftdecisive»Omställningen kan påskyndas med grön skatteväxling, ökade skatter på klimatförstöring och sänkta skatter på arbete och annan välståndsskapande verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“The transition can be accelerated with green tax shift, increased taxes on climate destruction and lowered taxes on work and other value-creating activities.”
- biofuels before fossil»Sänk skatten maximalt på biodrivmedel som blandas in i bensin och diesel. Det skulle sänka bilisternas kostnader, gynna klimatet, skapa jobb och minska Sveriges oljeberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower tax maximally on biofuels mixed into petrol and diesel. That would lower motorists' costs, benefit the climate, create jobs and reduce Sweden's oil dependence.”
- polluter pays»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must cost more to pollute.”
- phased out fossil dependence»Stryp Putins krigskassa nu. Vi vill stoppa all energihandel med Ryssland och fasa ut fossila bränslen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strangle Putin's war chest now. We want to stop all energy trade with Russia and phase out fossil fuels.”
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 tax benefits and support for fossil fuels are gradually phased out and that fossil emissions from the transport sector are eliminated, within the framework of the 2045 climate targets.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that tax benefits and support for fossil fuels are gradually phased out and that fossil emissions from the transport sector are eliminated, within the framework of the 2045 climate targets. A lower energy tax on petrol and diesel counteracts this and worsens conditions for fossil-free fuels, just as the counter-proposal claims. The principle that the polluter pays points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att skattelättnader och stöd till fossila bränslen successivt avskaffas och att fossilutsläppen från transportsektorn ska bort, inom ramen för klimatmålen till 2045. En sänkt energiskatt på bensin och diesel motverkar detta och försämrar villkoren för fossilfria drivmedel, precis som motförslaget hävdar. Principen att förorenaren betalar pekar åt samma håll.
- phased-out fossil subsidiesdecisive»Subventioner, inklusive skattelättnader och stöd, till fossila bränslen i Sverige såväl som globalt ska successivt avskaffas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies, including tax benefits and support, to fossil fuels in Sweden as well as globally should be gradually phased out.”
- phased-out fossil transport»Fossilutsläppen från transportsektorn ska bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fossil emissions from the transport sector must be eliminated.”
- climate targets to be reached»Vi ska nå klimatmålen – inga nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser senast 2045 och därefter negativa utsläpp – inom ramen för en växande ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must reach the climate targets – no net greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2045 and thereafter negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
- the polluter pays»Principen att förorenaren betalar ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays must be maintained.”
Worldstate weighed in: CPI inflation 0.5 per cent and policy rate 1.75 per cent — The price shock that motivated temporary tax cuts has declined
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 promises that petrol and diesel prices shall be reduced significantly for everyone and describes soaring fuel and electricity prices as a main problem for households.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises that petrol and diesel prices shall be reduced significantly for everyone and describes soaring fuel and electricity prices as a main problem for households. The counter-proposal's objection to reducing the energy tax on petrol and diesel thus conflicts with the plan's explicit commitment. The plan moreover requires that energy taxes be designed with regard to competitiveness.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar att bensin- och dieselpriserna ska sänkas rejält för alla och beskriver skenande drivmedels- och elpriser som ett huvudproblem för hushållen. Motförslagets invändning mot att sänka energiskatten på bensin och diesel står därmed i strid med planens uttryckliga åtagande. Planen kräver dessutom att energiskatter utformas med hänsyn till konkurrenskraften.
- reduced fuel pricesdecisive»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce petrol and diesel prices significantly for everyone, mainly through reduced blending of expensive biofuel.”
- pressed household costs»Drivmedelspriserna har skenat och den gångna vinterns elpriser låg periodvis tusen procent högre än året innan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fuel prices have soared and last winter's electricity prices were periodically a thousand percent higher than the year before.”
- competitive energy taxes»Energiskatter och regelverk behöver« (party programme ↗)“Energy taxes and regulations need to”
- the car necessary throughout the country»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att kunna leva och verka oavsett var i landet« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for being able to live and work regardless of where in the country”
Lowering the price of petrol and diesel is an explicit commitment in the plan, which also wants to stop the tax shock that has made everyday life more expensive.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
Lowering the price of petrol and diesel is an explicit commitment in the plan, which also wants to stop the tax shock that has made everyday life more expensive. The counter-proposal's objection to a lowered energy tax on fuel therefore goes right against the plan. The plan sees no contradiction with the transition either, since it at the same time wants to invest in the production of biofuels.
Original (Swedish)
Att sänka priset på bensin och diesel är ett uttryckligt åtagande i planen, som också vill stoppa den skattechock som fördyrat vardagen. Motförslagets invändning mot en sänkt energiskatt på drivmedel går därför rakt emot planen. Planen ser inte heller någon motsättning mot omställningen, eftersom den samtidigt vill satsa på tillverkning av biodrivmedel.
- lower fuel pricesdecisive»Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so that you can manage your everyday economy”
- stop tax increases»Till vår uppgift hör också att stoppa den socialdemokratiska regeringens skattechock.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also our task to stop the social democratic government's tax shock.”
- high costs hit jobs»Några säger upp sig för att pendlingen till jobbet blivit för dyr och andra skruvar ner värmen för att kunna betala elräkningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some resign from their jobs because commuting to work has become too expensive and others turn down the heat to be able to pay the electricity bill.”
- biofuels as complement»Satsa på tillverkning av biodrivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the production of biofuels”
Reduced fuel tax is an explicit commitment in the plan, which moreover wants to decrease the blending obligation and the use of expensive imported biofuels.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
Reduced fuel tax is an explicit commitment in the plan, which moreover wants to decrease the blending obligation and the use of expensive imported biofuels. The counter-proposal objects to the energy tax reduction on climate and competitiveness grounds for fossil-free fuels. The plan thus opposes the counter-proposal's demands.
Original (Swedish)
Sänkt skatt på drivmedel är ett uttryckligt åtagande i planen, som dessutom vill minska reduktionsplikten och användningen av dyra importerade biodrivmedel. Motförslaget invänder mot energiskattesänkningen med klimat- och konkurrensskäl för fossilfria drivmedel. Planen ställer sig därmed emot motförslagets krav.
- lowered fuel taxdecisive»Sänka skatten på drivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the tax on fuel”
- lower price at pump»Sänka bensin- och dieselpriset genom sänkt bränsleskatt och minskad reduktionsplikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices by lowering fuel tax and reducing the blending obligation.”
- reduced blending obligation»Minska användningen av miljöskadliga och dyra biodrivmedel från utlandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the use of environmentally harmful and expensive imported biofuels”
- overtaxed fuels»Det är rimligt att bensin och diesel beskattas, men i dag överstiger miljöskatterna vida kostnaden för utsläppen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is reasonable for petrol and diesel to be taxed, but today environmental taxes far exceed the cost of emissions.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:FiU48)
- Committee report full text (HD01FiU48)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4082 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:236 Extra ändringsbudget för 2026 - Sänkt skatt på drivmedel samt el- och gasprisstöd av Mikael Damberg m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:4092 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:236 Extra ändringsbudget för 2026 - Sänkt skatt på drivmedel samt el- och gasprisstöd av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:4098 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:236 Extra ändringsbudget för 2026 - Sänkt skatt på drivmedel samt el- och gasprisstöd av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:236 — Extra ändringsbudget för 2026 - Sänkt skatt på drivmedel samt el- och gasprisstöd
Source: The Swedish Parliament