Objectives for simplification policy

The plan sees deregulation policy as part of the deregulation in which social security, environmental protection and labour rights are made into problems because they limit capital's freedom. The party's answer is instead a strengthened right to work with higher demands on working conditions and tighter control of wage dumping and economic crime. To continue deregulation work based on goals for businesses' conditions is therefore not the plan's line.

• deregulation threatens security and labour rightsdecisive»medan social trygghet, miljöskydd och arbetsrätt betraktas som problem eftersom de kan minska kapitalets frihet.« (party programme ↗)“while social security, environmental protection and labour rights are regarded as problems because they can reduce capital's freedom.”
• strengthened right to work»Vänsterpartiet arbetar för en förstärkt arbetsrätt som innebär tryggare anställningar, högre krav på arbetsmiljön och en starkare ställning för kollektivavtalen.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party works for a strengthened right to work which means more secure employment, higher demands on working conditions and a stronger position for collective agreements.”
• regulation against wage dumping»Lönedumpning, ekonomisk brottslighet och utnyttjande är centrala hot idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation are central threats today.”
• self-employment as coercion»Många har tvingats till privatföretagande för att kunna försörja sig.« (party programme ↗)“Many have been forced into self-employment in order to support themselves.”

The party programme requires clear and understandable rules for business and a growth policy that provides good conditions for work and business across the entire country; the election manifesto wants to strengthen the business climate long-term. To continue simplification work toward established goals so smaller businesses can grow and create jobs follows from that, and full employment is the plan's overarching goal. The simplification policy's goal formulations are not addressed.

• clear rules for businessdecisive»Reglerna för företagsamheten ska vara« (party programme ↗)“The rules for business shall be”
• business across the entire country»förutsättningar för människors arbete, kreativitet och företagande, över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“conditions for people's work, creativity and business, across the entire country.”
• strengthened business climate»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitalization and education so the business climate is strengthened and competence supply is improved.”
• full employment»Arbete är grunden för den ekonomiska politiken. Full sysselsättning är vårt övergripande mål.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work is the foundation of economic policy. Full employment is our overarching goal.”

The plan establishes that unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification and that society should support the emergence of smaller enterprises, with lower employer contributions and reduced sick pay responsibility for small enterprises. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued simplification work with reasonable processing times and better service for small enterprises lies in line with this.

• active regulatory simplificationdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification.”
• support for small enterprises»Samhället bör stödja framväxten och utvecklingen av dessa mindre företag.« (party programme ↗)“Society should support the emergence and development of these smaller enterprises.”
• relief for small enterprises»Småföretag ska ha lägre arbetsgivaravgift och mindre sjuklöneansvar än större företag.« (party programme ↗)“Small enterprises shall have lower employer contributions and reduced sick pay responsibility than larger enterprises.”
• long-term rules»Näringslivet ska ges långsiktiga spelregler som skapar stabila förutsättningar för investeringar.« (party programme ↗)“Business shall be given long-term rules that create stable conditions for investment.”

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 makes it a core commitment to clear regulatory red tape so smaller enterprises can grow and create jobs, and to remove unnecessary rules and bureaucracy. The party programme promises reduced administrative burden for small and newly started enterprises and the plan requires shorter processing times. To continue simplification work based on established goals is thus the plan's own line.

• clear 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 ↗)“Clear out the regulatory red tape for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified business form for micro-enterprises, so more dare to try running a business.”
• reduced administrative burden»minska den administrativa bördan för små och nystartade företag.« (party programme ↗)“reduce the administrative burden for small and newly started enterprises.”
• away with unnecessary rules»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will clear out unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”
• reasonable processing times»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times for handling and administrative work in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to legal representatives improved.”

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 requires that the regulatory burden for small businesses is reduced and that policy quickly removes obstacles for enterprise, which is the same as continued simplification work with reasonable processing times and good service. The plan also directly links good conditions for businesses to growth and more jobs, which is the counter-proposal's motive. The requirement thus follows the plan's line.

• reduced regulatory burdendecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall be reduced”
• good business conditions create jobs»Goda villkor för företag och företagare skapar tillväxt och fler jobb« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions for businesses and entrepreneurs create growth and more jobs”
• remove obstacles»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag« (party programme ↗)“Policy's task must be to quickly remove obstacles in order to facilitate businesses”
• more entrepreneurs»Fler företagare och entreprenörer skapar fler jobb och mer välstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs create more jobs and more prosperity.”

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 requires that business policy be conducted with general means for good conditions for enterprise throughout the country, that bureaucracy and complicated rules be opposed and that new laws be tested from a small business perspective. Authorities' handling shall be characterized by efficiency and good service spirit. Driving the simplification work forward based on established goals, with reasonable handling times and good service, is therefore what the plan requires.

• general conditions for enterprisedecisive»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel,« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted with general means,”
• small business perspective in rule-making»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”
• efficient and service-oriented handling»planprocessen måste också präglas av effektivitet och god serviceanda« (party programme ↗)“the planning process must also be characterized by efficiency and good service spirit”
• small businesses at the centre»De små och medelstora företagen, som ofta är familjeföretag« (party programme ↗)“Small and medium-sized enterprises, which are often family businesses”

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 sets a clear target: one-third of companies' administration costs and one-third of red tape shall go, and processing times shall be shortened with a maximum deadline. Driving the simplification work forward based on established targets with reasonable processing times and good service is the same commitment, because red tape and bureaucracy according to the plan hinder innovation and growth.

• measurable simplification targetdecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
• reasonable processing times»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten the authorities' processing times through a maximum deadline”
• regulatory burden hampers growth»Men höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But high taxes, complicated permit processes and bureaucracy put obstacles in the way of innovation and growth.”
• more can grow»Stärka drivkrafterna för investeringar, forskning och entreprenörskap, genom lägre skatter på företagande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen incentives for investments, research and entrepreneurship through lower taxes on business”

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 undertakes to pursue regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses' administrative burden, and notes that despite years of ambitions, the regulatory burden has remained at high levels or increased. The counter-proposal's demand that simplification work be driven forward based on established goals, with reasonable processing times and good service, coincides with this commitment.

• regulatory simplification for small businessesdecisive»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pursue regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses' administrative burden”
• insufficient simplification work»Trots mångåriga ambitioner om att minska regelkrångel visar undersökningar att bördan över tid kvarstått på höga nivåer eller ökat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite years of ambitions to reduce regulatory burden, surveys show that the burden over time has remained at high levels or increased.”
• reduced bureaucracy»Byråkrati, regelbörda, skatter och administrativa kostnader riskerar att ta fokus från kärnverksamheten och ta udden av en entreprenörs drivkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Bureaucracy, regulatory burden, taxes and administrative costs risk taking focus from core operations and dampening an entrepreneur's drive.”
• cost-effective regulations»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New regulations must be cost-effective and existing regulations need to be reviewed.”

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.