A systematic regulatory simplification effort

The plan rejects the arrangement where social security, environmental protection and labour law are treated as items to be reduced. Instead it requires strengthened labour law with higher demands on working conditions, and establishes that environmental policy should be able to go further than shared minimum levels—which is the opposite of implementing directives at minimum level. A systematic deregulation effort with business as partner therefore lies outside the plan's line.

• deregulation threatens security and labour lawdecisive»medan social trygghet, miljöskydd och arbetsrätt betraktas som problem eftersom de kan minska kapitalets frihet.« (party programme ↗)“whereas social security, environmental protection and labour law are regarded as problems because they can reduce capital's freedom.”
• right to go further than minimum level»Miljöpolitiken bör regleras över gränserna utan att hindra länder att gå före med radikalare lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy should be regulated across borders without preventing countries from going ahead with more radical legislation.”
• strengthened labour law»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 strengthened labour law which means securer employment, higher demands on the working environment and a stronger position for collective agreements.”
• businesses are responsible for environmental crimes»Det är företagen som överlägset står för de flesta ekobrotten, inte enskilda som fuskar med våra trygghetssystem.« (party programme ↗)“It is business that overwhelmingly accounts for most environmental crimes, not individuals cheating on our security systems.”

The plan wants to strengthen companies' long-term preconditions and requires clear and manageable rules, in strategic cooperation between the public sector, business and trade unions – which is the counter-proposal's systematic working method with clear steering and cooperation with business. The committee's reason for implementing EU directives at minimum level, on the other hand, conflicts with the programme's line that member states should be able to go ahead on environmental and labour law matters.

• clear rules for businessdecisive»Reglerna för företagsamheten ska vara« (party programme ↗)“The rules for business shall be”
• cooperation with business and unions»strategisk samverkan mellan den offentliga sektorn, det privata näringslivet, de fackliga« (party programme ↗)“strategic cooperation between the public sector, private business, the trade”
• strengthened business conditions»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term preconditions for business and innovation.”
• right to go ahead of EU's minimum level»Medlemsländerna ska också kunna gå före, inte minst inom det miljö- och« (party programme ↗)“Member states should also be able to go ahead, not least in environmental and”

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 explicitly demands that unnecessary bureaucracy is avoided through active regulatory simplification work and wants to make it easier for people to start and run companies, especially small ones. Systematic simplification work with clear governance and analytical tools is precisely this. The plan argues against the committee's reasoning that EU directives should be implemented at minimum level, because member states should be allowed to lead with stricter environmental and health requirements.

• active regulatory simplificationdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”
• right to lead ahead of the EU»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med hårdare lagstiftning till skydd för miljö och hälsa även om det strider mot EU:s inre marknad.« (party programme ↗)“Member states must have the right to lead with stricter legislation to protect the environment and health even if it conflicts with the EU's internal market.”
• facilitate entrepreneurship»Vi vill stärka möjligheterna för människor med goda idéer att starta och driva företag.« (party programme ↗)“We want to strengthen opportunities for people with good ideas to start and run companies.”
• relief for small companies»Småföretag ska ha lägre arbetsgivaravgift och mindre sjuklöneansvar än större företag.« (party programme ↗)“Small companies shall have lower employer contributions and less sick pay responsibility than larger companies.”

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 establishes that the regulatory thicket shall be cleared for businesses of all sizes and that redundant regulations and bureaucracy shall go, and the party programme promises that the administrative burden for small and newly started businesses shall reduce. An active and systematic simplification effort with clear management and analytical tools is the means to that commitment. The plan does not describe the working methods, however, so the conclusion is derived.

• clear away regulatory thicketdecisive»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 away the regulatory thicket for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified business form for micro-enterprises so that more dare to test running a business.”
• reduced regulatory burden»minska den administrativa bördan för små och nystartade företag.« (party programme ↗)“reduce the administrative burden for small and newly started businesses.”
• away with redundant regulations»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear away redundant regulations and bureaucracy.”

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 explicitly requires that the regulatory burden on small businesses decreases through efforts at municipal, state, and European level and that public decisions are analyzed from a small business perspective. Systematic simplification work with governance, analytical tools for impact assessments, and cooperation with industry is the practical expression of this. The plan also wants rules that make it easy to do right.

• reduced regulatory burden at all levelsdecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och europeisk« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small businesses shall decrease through efforts at municipal, state, and European”
• impact analysis from a business perspective»offentliga beslut analyseras ur småföretagarperspektiv« (party programme ↗)“public decisions are analyzed from a small business perspective”
• clear rules»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra rätt« (party programme ↗)“We want rules that make it easy to do right”
• systematic reform work for businesses»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A startup commission shall be appointed and the tax system adapted better to the growing sharing economy.”

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 bureaucracy and complicated rules are counteracted and that new laws are tested from a small business perspective, which presupposes systematics, analysis tools and competence. All political decisions shall be analyzed for their consequences, and evaluation is an important political task. An active and systematic rule simplification work in cooperation with the business sector follows thus from the plan.

• systematic rule testingdecisive»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“New 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”
• cooperation with business»med näringslivet är en viktig del i detta arbete.« (party programme ↗)“with the business sector is an important part of this work.”
• monitoring and accountability»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”

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 a systematic simplification effort with a quantified target: one third of red tape and companies' administrative costs gone, shorter processing times and that EU directives as a main rule are implemented at the minimum level. The programme's demand for tightened accountability in public exercise of authority corresponds to the counter-proposal's request for accountability possibilities in rule-making.

• systematic regulatory simplificationdecisive»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”
• EU rules at minimum level»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by counteracting over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule, EU directives should be implemented at minimum level”
• accountability»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten official accountability so that you as a taxpayer know that with all public exercise of authority comes accountability for the decisions made”
• governance of processing times»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through a deadline”

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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 states that the regulatory burden on businesses is too high and that unnecessary rules must be removed where the costs do not match the benefit, while opportunities for accountability in public administration must be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demand for systematic simplification work with clear guidance, analytical tools and accountability directly addresses these commitments.

• simplification for small businessesdecisive»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work towards regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses of administrative burden”
• remove unnecessary rules»För att få fler och växande företag är det viktigt att ta bort onödiga regler där kostnaderna för företagen inte motsvarar nyttan för samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In order to get more and growing businesses, it is important to remove unnecessary rules where the costs for businesses do not match the benefit to society.”
• accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden-democrats want to strengthen opportunities for accountability when the management of public resources falls short.”
• cost-effective rules»Nya regler ska vara kostnadseffektiva och befintliga regler behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New rules shall be cost-effective and existing rules need to be reviewed.”