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The plan requires that jointly owned operations act in coordination with open standards to avoid lock-ins, and wants to develop more comprehensive democratic coordination. The counter-proposal rejects a joint case management system with arguments about technical monopoly risk and local development force, which goes against the plan's coordination line. That the plan simultaneously values municipal self-governance makes the conclusion uncertain.

• avoid technical lock-insdecisive»att undvika inlåsningar och bygga upp långsiktigt pålitliga strukturer.« (party programme ↗)“to avoid lock-ins and build up long-term reliable structures.”
• democratic coordination»Vi vill utveckla mer övergripande demokratisk samordning av« (party programme ↗)“We want to develop more comprehensive democratic coordination of”
• open standards»Det handlar bland annat om att använda öppna standarder« (party programme ↗)“This involves among other things using open standards”
• municipal self-governance»Det kommunala självstyret är en betydelsefull del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance is a meaningful part of the Swedish”

The plan requires equal public service regardless of where you live in the country, a legal order based on the equality of all before the law and greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden. A common case management system that provides uniformity and legal certainty in property formation aligns with this, whereas the counter-proposal's demand for exceptions goes against it. The plan's protection of municipal self-governance weighs against it but is not decisive for the requirement of uniform state administration.

• equality before the lawdecisive»En rättsordning som bygger på allas likhet inför lagen.« (party programme ↗)“A legal order that is based on the equality of all before the law.”
• equal public service»God service och välfärd till medborgarna oavsett var i landet de bor.« (party programme ↗)“Good service and welfare to citizens regardless of where they live.”
• state responsibility for equality»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden.”
• municipal self-governance»Kommunalt och regionalt självstyre med beskattningsrätt.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal and regional self-governance with the right to taxation.”

The plan says nothing about the Land Surveying Agency's organization, but states that decentralization creates a counterweight to power concentration and that decisions should be taken as close to people as possible. It also emphasizes that different places should develop according to their own strengths and that local voices should be given influence. A mandatory common system that centralizes municipal land surveying activity goes against that principle. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore supported, albeit on weak grounds.

• decentralization against power concentrationdecisive»Decentralisering skapar motvikt till maktkoncentration.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralization creates a counterweight to power concentration.”
• decisions close to people»Därför bör beslut tas så nära människor som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“Therefore decisions should be taken as close to people as possible”
• local conditions»Ett hållbart samhällsbygge kräver att olika platser får utvecklas utifrån« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable community building requires that different places develop according to”
• local influence»där lokala röster ges inflytande över beslut som påverkar« (party programme ↗)“where local voices are given influence over decisions that affect”

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's overarching principle is decentralization: decisions should be made as close as possible to those affected and local self-government strengthened. A mandatory common case management system would in practice move power away from municipal land survey authorities and risks a technical monopoly, which the plan also warns against when competition is eliminated. Therefore, the demand that the requirement should not apply is supported.

• decentralization of decisionsdecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should decide more for themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• counteract centralization»I värsta fall leder det till att makt centraliseras och flyttas allt längre bort från de människor som berörs.« (party programme ↗)“In the worst case, it leads to power being centralized and moved ever further from the people affected.”
• strengthened local self-government»För att stärka det personliga självbestämmandet, för att öka det regionala och lokala självstyret, måste principen vara att beslut i första hand ska fattas av människor själva, eller så nära den enskilda människan som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“To strengthen personal self-determination, to increase regional and local self-government, the principle must be that decisions are made primarily by people themselves, or as close as possible to the individual.”
• counteract technical monopoly»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driver for the development of the market economy.”

The plan establishes that all public functions that can be made digitally accessible at reasonable cost shall also be made so, and that automated processing should be used as long as legal certainty is maintained. A shared technical processing support in land surveying operations corresponds to that. The counter-proposal's requirement to eliminate the requirement, with reference to local characteristics, is not supported by the plan.

• digitally accessible administrationdecisive»En central princip är därför att alla offentliga funktioner som till en rimlig kostnad kan göras digitalt tillgängliga också ska göras digitalt tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“A central principle is therefore that all public functions that can be made digitally accessible at reasonable cost shall also be made digitally accessible.”
• automated legally certain processing»Automatiserad handläggning av olika slags tillstånd skulle förenkla för företagare och bör användas under förutsättning att rättssäkerheten alltid upprätthålls.« (party programme ↗)“Automated processing of various types of permits would simplify for business owners and should be used provided that legal certainty is always maintained.”
• coordination for higher quality»Staten ska underlätta för de kommuner som vill gå samman för att höja kvaliteten på servicen och minska sårbarheten.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall facilitate for municipalities that want to merge to improve service quality and reduce vulnerability.”
• legal certainty in property formation»Lagar och regler ska slå vakt om äganderätt, konkurrens på lika villkor, rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“Laws and regulations shall protect property rights, fair competition, legal certainty”

The party programme establishes that each level is primarily complementary to the lower levels and shall not deprive them of their tasks or freedom, and places the burden of proof on those who want to take over. A mandatory shared case-handling system centralizes the municipal surveyors' operations and risks a technical monopoly. The counter-proposal's requirement that the requirement not apply therefore lies in line with the plan's subsidiarity and competition line.

• complementary higher levelsdecisive»Varje nivå är således i första hand kompletterande till de lägre och ska inte ersätta eller beröva dem vare sig dess uppgifter eller frihet.« (party programme ↗)“Each level is thus primarily complementary to the lower levels and shall not replace or deprive them of either its tasks or freedom.”
• strong municipal self-governance»Kommunal demokrati förutsätter kommunal självstyrelse. Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark och tydligt reglerad i grundlagen.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal democracy presupposes municipal self-governance. Municipal self-governance shall be strong and clearly regulated in the Constitution.”
• burden of proof in takeover»Om en överordnad gemenskap vill överta en funktion från en underordnad ligger bevisbördan för bättre ändamålsenlighet på den överordnade gemenskapen. Detta kallas subsidiaritetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“If a superior community wishes to take over a function from a subordinate community the burden of proof for better expediency rests with the superior community. This is called the subsidiarity principle.”
• counteracted monopolies»En effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Effective competition policy counteracts oligopolies, monopolies 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 plan's principled stance is that decisions should be made at the lowest effective level and that decentralised decision-making makes society more robust, whereas a large state produces a weaker society. The counter-proposal's objection to a mandatory shared case management system, with a risk of centralisation and technical monopoly, aligns with that. The plan says nothing about land surveying operations in substance, so the conclusion is derived.

• decisions at the lowest effective leveldecisive»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system should be built on decisions being made at the lowest”
• robustness through decentralisation»Decentraliserat beslutsfattande gör samhället mer robust« (party programme ↗)“Decentralised decision-making makes society more robust”
• limited state»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• diversity before uniformity»Frihet och mångfald är därför viktigt och kommer att bli viktigare.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom and diversity are therefore important and will become more important.”

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 regards municipal self-determination as a central part of democracy and wants decisions to be made at the lowest appropriate level, with a warning that centralisation causes the proximity between citizens and decision-makers to be lost. A mandatory common system that risks technical monopoly and higher costs conflicts with the requirement for maximum benefit at lowest cost. The plan therefore supports that the requirement should not apply.

• municipal self-determinationdecisive»Vi betraktar det kommunala självbestämmandet som en central del av demokratin« (party programme ↗)“We regard municipal self-determination as a central part of democracy”
• decisions at lowest level»En central utgångspunkt är dock att beslut bör fattas på lägsta ändamålsenliga nivå.« (party programme ↗)“A central starting point is nevertheless that decisions should be made at the lowest appropriate level.”
• proximity between citizens and decision»En viktig aspekt är också att sammanslagning av kommuner och landsting riskerar att leda till att närheten mellan medborgarna och beslutsfattarna går förlorad.« (party programme ↗)“An important aspect is also that mergers of municipalities and regions risk causing the proximity between citizens and decision-makers to be lost.”
• benefit at lowest cost»Det viktigaste för oss är i de flesta fall inte vem som utför en specifik uppgift utan att uppgiften utförs på ett sätt som renderar medborgarna största möjliga nytta till lägsta möjliga kostnad.« (party programme ↗)“What matters most to us in most cases is not who performs a specific task but that the task is performed in a way that renders citizens maximum possible benefit at minimum possible cost.”

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.