GDP indexing of taxes on chemicals in certain electronics and waste incineration

The plan wants to use economic policy tools and increased recycling to reduce hazardous substances, which suggests that the chemical tax be raised so that the steering effect is not eroded by price development. At the same time, the plan's distribution line is that ordinary wage earners' costs should not be raised and that households' electricity costs should be pressed down, which supports exempting the waste incineration tax from indexation. The counter-proposal's combination thus lies close to the plan's line.

• economic policy tools against environmental threatsdecisive»en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel« (party programme ↗)“powerful legislation, economic policy tools”
• increased recycling and circularity»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials needs to increase.”
• no tax increases for wage earners»Vi vill inte höja skatten för vanliga löntagare utan på mångmiljonarv, lyxvillor och stora aktievinster som man inte ens behöver jobba för.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We do not want to raise taxes for ordinary wage earners but on multimillionaires, luxury villas and large capital gains that you do not even have to work for.”
• lower electricity costs for households»Det offentliga ska ta över ansvaret för elnätet, vilket kommer leda till minskade avgifter för hushållen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The public shall take over responsibility for the electricity grid, which will lead to reduced charges for households.”

Worldstate weighed in: CPI inflation 10.8 per cent — Raised excise taxes that affect households' electricity and waste costs become harder to reconcile with the plan's distribution profile, which strengthens the exemption for the waste incineration tax.

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's requirement that environmental considerations are built into production from the beginning supports increasing the chemical tax so that the steering towards fewer dangerous substances in people's home environment is maintained. At the same time, the election manifesto notes that high electricity prices hit households' wallets and create difficulties for industry, which argues against raising the tax on waste incineration at present. The counter-proposal's two-part requirement thus aligns with the plan's combination of environmental steering and caution regarding households' and industry's costs.

• environmental requirements in productiondecisive»Hänsynen till miljöns krav ska byggas in i produktionsprocesserna redan från början.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations shall be built into production processes from the beginning.”
• electricity prices press households and industry»De höga elpriserna slår mot människors plånböcker och skapar svårigheter för industrin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“High electricity prices hit people's wallets and create difficulties for industry.”
• caution regarding households' 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 polluter pays»Vi ska verka för att ett globalt koldioxidpris införs med principen att förorenaren betalar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work to introduce a global carbon dioxide price based on the principle that the polluter pays.”

Worldstate weighed in: High energy prices and electricity prices in SE3 — Strengthens the reasons not to increase the tax on waste incineration now; Inflation 10.9 per cent — Increases the importance of caution regarding new costs for households

The plan's core principle is that what is harmful to the environment should be expensive and that economic instruments are needed, which argues for raising the chemical tax faster than prices to squeeze out dangerous substances from the home environment. The counter-proposal's main demand is thereby in line with the plan. That the counter-proposal exempts the waste incineration tax sits less well with the plan's line that recycling should be promoted before incineration, but it does not outweigh the main point.

• environmentally harmful should be expensivedecisive»det som är dåligt ska vara dyrt« (party programme ↗)“what is harmful should be expensive”
• phase out of toxic substances»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially from products for children”
• economic instruments are needed»Vi ser att ekonomiska styrmedel och lagstiftning behövs för att« (party programme ↗)“We see that economic instruments and legislation are needed to”
• recycling before incineration»återvinning och återanvändning ska främjas« (party programme ↗)“recycling and reuse should be promoted”

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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 establishes that it should be unprofitable to cause environmental damage and that a toxic-free environment is a fundamental right, which speaks for the chemical tax to retain and increase its real value. At the same time, the election manifesto rules out tax increases that harm jobs or make housing more expensive, which speaks against indexing the waste incineration tax. The counter-proposal's two-part line thus corresponds to the plan's balancing.

• price environmental damagedecisive»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It should always be profitable to be environmentally responsible and unprofitable to cause environmental damage.”
• no job-damaging tax increases»Vi kommer inte att medverka till några skattehöjningar som skadar jobben, det egna sparandet eller gör det dyrare att bo.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will not participate in any tax increases that harm jobs, personal savings or make it more expensive to live.”
• toxic-free home 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 toxic-free environment is a fundamental right for all people”
• effective instruments over symbol politics»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Leadership that prioritizes effective measures over symbolic politics or passivity.”

Worldstate weighed in: Inflation 10.8 per cent and squeezed household margins — strengthens the reason not to index the waste incineration tax; Energy crisis with high electricity prices for households and electricity-intensive industry — makes a raised waste incineration tax particularly inappropriate now

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 affirms the chemical tax as a policy instrument against hazardous substances in the home environment, which supports that this tax is raised. At the same time the commitment is that increased environmental taxes shall be compensated so that households' purchasing power and business competitiveness are maintained, and the election manifesto wants to lower electricity taxes to ease the electricity price shock. This supports that the waste incineration tax is not raised in the same way.

• chemical tax against hazardous substancesdecisive»Kemikalieskatt bidrar till att få bort farliga kemikalier.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical tax helps remove hazardous chemicals.”
• lower electricity taxes now»Vi vill både sänka elmomsen och den särskilda extraskatten på el för att mildra elprischocken här och nu.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to both lower VAT on electricity and the special tax on electricity to ease the electricity price shock here and now.”
• compensated environmental tax increases»Höjningar av miljöskatter och slopade subventioner ska kompenseras med skattesänkningar« (party programme ↗)“Increases in environmental taxes and eliminated subsidies shall be compensated with tax reductions”
• green tax shift»Därför behöver miljöavgifter och miljöskatter höjas samtidigt som andra skatter sänks« (party programme ↗)“Therefore environmental charges and environmental taxes need to be raised whilst other taxes are lowered”

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 counter-proposal means that the chemical tax is raised annually by consumer price development plus two percentage points, in effect a built-in tax increase. The election manifesto's crucial commitment is to lower household costs through reduced fuel prices and a buffer mechanism in the electricity tax, which speaks against automatic increases in a situation with double-digit inflation. The counter-proposal's wish to exempt the waste incineration tax aligns with the plan's line, but it is the rate increase that carries the vote.

• lower electricity tax when prices are highdecisive»i elskatten så att den sänks om elpriserna ökar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“in the electricity tax so that it is lowered if electricity prices rise.”
• prevent electricity poverty»Vi ser den som drabbats av elfattigdom och som tvingades ha ytterjackan på sig hemma i vintras för att uppvärmningen blivit för dyr.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We see those who have experienced electricity poverty and who were forced to wear their outer jacket at home last winter because heating became too expensive.”
• taxation by ability to pay»ska utformas enligt vedertagna skatterättsliga principer som skatt efter bärkraft och likabehandling« (party programme ↗)“should be designed according to established tax law principles such as taxation by ability to pay and equal treatment”
• reduced consumption taxes»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices substantially for everyone, primarily through reduced blending of expensive biofuel.”

Worldstate weighed in: Inflation 10.8 percent annually — Makes indexation with markup a real cost increase for households; High electricity and energy prices — Strengthens the plan's demands for cost relief rather than tax increases

The counter-proposal demands that the chemical tax be increased with consumer price development plus two percentage points, which is an automatic tax increase. The election manifesto's tax ceiling means that total taxes shall not be raised, and the party also wants to remove the waste incineration tax entirely rather than index it. The plan shares the counter-proposal's objection to the waste incineration tax, but the demand itself to increase the chemical tax conflicts with the tax line and is rejected.

• tax ceilingdecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax ceiling during the coming term that means that total taxes are not raised”
• abolished waste incineration tax»Ta bort avfallsförbränningsskatten för att öka elproduktionen från kraftvärmeverken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the waste incineration tax to increase electricity production from combined heat and power plants”
• high tax burden(2022 manifesto)
• protection against high electricity prices»Skydda hushållen mot vinterns elräkningar genom ett högkostnadsskydd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect households against winter electricity bills through a high-cost protection”

Worldstate weighed in: Inflation 10.8 per cent year-on-year — A price-indexed increase in tax rates hits especially hard on households and electricity-intensive industry and reinforces the plan's tax ceiling

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The counter-proposal wants to adjust the chemical tax by consumer price development plus two percentage points, that is an automatic tax increase. The plan requires taxes that do not hamper businesses and that every tax is weighed against actual environmental benefit per crown. The fact that the tax, according to evaluations, has not been directed towards its purpose speaks, in line with the plan's requirement for clear results, against an indexed increase.

• competitive taxesdecisive»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 businesses in international competition”
• taxes in line with the surrounding world»Skattepolitiken måste därför syfta till konkurrenskraftiga skatter som inte avviker för mycket från omvärlden, framförallt de skatter som läggs på företagen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax policy must therefore aim at competitive taxes that do not deviate too much from the surrounding world, especially the taxes that are levied on businesses.”
• environmental effectiveness per crown»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental effectiveness and find the measures that give the most environmental benefit per crown”
• result requirements for policy instruments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”