A strong local community and effective rural policy

The election manifesto requires that redistribution from state to region and municipality increases with special attention to municipalities that cannot make ends meet, and the party programme that incomes and costs are distributed solidaristically across the country and that services work everywhere. The counter-proposal's requirement for measures against market failures and an updated equalization system is exactly this. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• increased municipal redistributiondecisive»Omfördelningen från stat till region och kommun måste öka och särskild hänsyn ska tas till de många kommuner och regioner som idag inte får ihop sin ekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Redistribution from state to region and municipality must increase and special consideration must be given to the many municipalities and regions that today cannot make ends meet”
• solidaristic distribution across the country»Inkomster och kostnader behöver fördelas solidariskt över landet.« (party programme ↗)“Incomes and costs need to be distributed solidaristically across the country.”
• services everywhere»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“Schools, healthcare, care and other services need to work everywhere.”
• the countryside must not be depleted»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live we have a common interest in the countryside not being depleted.”

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 explicitly demands a municipal equalization system for national equivalence and a review of tax equalization so that high-quality public service is guaranteed even in small municipalities. The counter-proposal's requirement for an updated equalization system that reflects tax capacity and distance, and for measures against market failures that threaten basic service, is the same commitment. The plan also wants a rural policy for the whole country.

• municipal equalizationdecisive»Kommunalt utjämningssystem för nationell likvärdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal equalization system for national equivalence.”
• review of tax equalization»För att säkra välfärden i hela landet behöver vi se över skatteutjämningssystemet, så att det garanterar offentlig service av hög kvalitet i hela landet, även i små kommuner som kämpar med sitt befolkningsunderlag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To secure welfare throughout the country, we need to review the tax equalization system, so that it guarantees high-quality public service throughout the country, even in small municipalities struggling with their population base.”
• services throughout the country»God tillgång till samhällets service i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Good access to society's services throughout the country.”
• rural policy for the whole country»Landsbygdspolitik för utveckling och välstånd i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Rural policy for development and prosperity throughout the country.”

The plan requires equivalent welfare and services throughout the country and that society is present in all areas, and that places that contribute to the transition receive a share of the values created. An updated equalization system that reflects differences in tax capacity and distance is a means for precisely that equivalence. The counter-proposal's requirement is therefore in line with the plan.

• equivalent welfare throughout the countrydecisive»Alla ska ha tillgång till likvärdig välfärd, god digital infrastruktur, kultur, service« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall have access to equivalent welfare, good digital infrastructure, culture, service”
• present public services»Samhället och dess institutioner ska vara närvarande i alla områden.« (party programme ↗)“Society and its institutions shall be present in all areas.”
• return to local communities»Vi vill se ett system där lokala samhällen får återbäring vid energi- och resursutvinning.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a system where local communities receive return on energy and resource extraction.”

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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 party programme explicitly points to a well-functioning tax equalization system as a necessary steering instrument so that all parts of the country are given equivalent conditions, which is exactly what the counter-proposal demands. The plan moreover demands that basic services shall be guaranteed across the country and that those living in rural areas are compensated for their extra costs. The counter-proposal's demand thus lies directly in line with the plan.

• functioning tax equalizationdecisive»Exempel på sådana styrmedel är ett väl fungerande skatteutjämningssystem« (party programme ↗)“Examples of such steering instruments are a well-functioning tax equalization system”
• equivalent conditions across the country»Alla delar av landet ska ges likvärdiga förutsättningar för utveckling och tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“All parts of the country shall be given equivalent conditions for development and growth.”
• close service across the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet. Alla ska ha en trygg polisnärvaro, en likvärdig skola och en trygg och nära vård och omsorg — oavsett var de bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable across the country. Everyone shall have secure police presence, an equivalent school and secure and close healthcare and care — regardless of where they live.”
• compensation for rural costs»Den som bor på landsbygden men betalar för sådant som det offentliga står för i tätort ska bli kompenserad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those living in rural areas but paying for what the public provides in urban areas shall be compensated.”

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 economic conditions for municipalities and regions be equalised with regard to factors that cannot be influenced – which is precisely what the counter-proposal means by differences in tax base and distance. The plan also establishes that individuals regardless of where they live have the right to equivalent quality in welfare services and that state services shall be secured across the whole country. The counter-proposal's requirements thus align with the plan.

• equalisation for uncontrollable factorsdecisive»De ekonomiska villkoren för kommuner och regioner behöver därför utjämnas med avseende på faktorer som inte går att påverka.« (party programme ↗)“The economic conditions for municipalities and regions therefore need to be equalised with regard to factors that cannot be influenced.”
• equivalent welfare regardless of location»Oavsett bostadsort har individer rätt att få likvärdig kvalitet på vården, omsorgen, socialtjänsten och andra välfärdstjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of where they live, individuals have the right to equivalent quality in healthcare, care, social services and other welfare services.”
• state services across the country»Tillgången till statlig service ska säkras i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to state services shall be secured across the whole country.”
• growth incentives in equalisation»Utjämningssystemet ska innehålla drivkrafter för tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“The equalisation system shall contain incentives for growth.”

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 party programme explicitly states that the municipal equalisation system shall be state and designed so that differences in tax capacity, population structure and geographical distances are equalised, and that the goal is for all Sweden to be inhabited with basic services provided. The counter-proposal's demand for an updated equalisation system and measures against market failures that threaten services are exactly this. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• municipal equalisation for distance and tax capacitydecisive»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader i skattekraft, befolkningsstruktur, geografiska avstånd, klimat och sociala omständigheter utjämnas.« (party programme ↗)“The system for municipal equalisation shall be state and so designed that the consequences of differences in tax capacity, population structure, geographical distances, climate and social circumstances are equalised.”
• all Sweden shall be inhabited»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där människor kan få sina grundläggande behov av arbete och service tillgodosedda.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all Sweden shall be inhabited and that each municipality and region shall be a functioning society, where people can have their basic needs for work and services met.”
• support against lost services»Rädda lanthandeln genom att bredda driftstödet till dagligvarubutiker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save the village shop by broadening operational support to grocery shops.”
• state support to weak municipalities»Det är en statlig uppgift att stödja kommuner som inte har ett tillräckligt skatteunderlag för att klara sina lagstadgade skyldigheter mot kommunens invånare.« (party programme ↗)“It is a state task to support municipalities that do not have a sufficient tax base to meet their statutory obligations to the municipality's residents.”

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 wants to make use of all of Sweden's possibilities, but through roads, broadband and business conditions rather than through new government intervention against market failures and a redesigned equalization system. The party programme emphasizes that politics must prioritize and exclude and warns against a growing state. The counter-proposal's demand therefore falls outside the line the plan establishes.

• all Sweden shall workdecisive»Moderaterna vill ta vara på hela Sveriges möjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to make use of all of Sweden's possibilities.”
• prioritize core tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and exclude,”
• limited state commitment»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• infrastructure throughout the country»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fix Sweden's roads so you can get there safely and on time”

The plan states that all of Sweden should flourish and that citizens in all parts of the country should have equivalent welfare and social services, and wants to let the entire country share in prosperity. The counter-proposal's requirement for measures against market failures that threaten basic services and for an equalisation system that reflects tax capacity and distance serves that commitment. The equalisation system is not mentioned in the plan, which is why the conclusion is derived.

• all of Sweden should flourishdecisive»Principen om att hela Sverige skall leva är mycket viktig för Sverigedemokraterna.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that all of Sweden should flourish is very important to Sweden Democrats.”
• equivalent social services»medborgare skall ha rätt till en likvärdig välfärd och samhällsservice« (party programme ↗)“citizens shall have the right to equivalent welfare and social services”
• prosperity throughout the country»Låta hela landet få del av välstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the entire country share in prosperity”
• access to fuel»Sänka skatten på drivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the tax on fuel”

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.