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The plan prioritizes peace, disarmament and strong international engagement highly and emphasizes the value of independent research without political control. A separate, visible allocation to a peace research institute better protects that function than a consolidated allocation. The plan says nothing about the allocation structure as such, which is why the conclusion is derived.

• peace and disarmamentdecisive»Världen behöver gå mot fred, nedrustning« (party programme ↗)“The world needs to move toward peace, disarmament”
• free research»självständiga akademier utan politisk styrning och vill se en« (party programme ↗)“independent academies without political control and want to see a”
• strengthened peace engagement»Sverige ska öka biståndet, stärka FN och skriva under kärnvapenkonventionen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should increase aid, strengthen the UN and sign the nuclear weapons convention.”
• high international ambitions»hållbar, fredlig och demokratisk utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“sustainable, peaceful and democratic development.”

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 gives disarmament and non-proliferation a prominent place and wants Sweden to again take a leading role in the international work in this area. A dedicated, visible appropriation for the peace research that carries this work lies closer to the plan's prioritisation than a consolidated item. Appropriations technology is not addressed in the documents, so the stance is derived.

• leading role for disarmamentdecisive»I kampen mot massförstörelsevapen ska Sverige åter ta en« (party programme ↗)“In the struggle against weapons of mass destruction, Sweden shall again take a”
• disarmament as Swedish line»Vi har en lång historia av att stå upp för folkrätten, solidaritet, nedrustning, demokrati och jämställdhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have a long history of standing up for international law, solidarity, disarmament, democracy and equality.”
• military disarmament is prioritised»Militär nedrustning är en fundamental uppgift för det internationella samarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“Military disarmament is a fundamental task for international cooperation.”

The plan commits to investing in preventive and peace-promoting measures and in actors working with peaceful conflict resolution, and that Sweden shall take the initiative for international disarmament. A maintained, visible own allocation to the peace research institute is in line with that prioritization, while the plan says nothing about allocation technique. The plan therefore leans towards the counter-proposal's requirement.

• support to peace-promoting actorsdecisive»Vi ska satsa på att investera i förebyggande och fredsfrämjande insatser, samt aktörer som arbetar med fredlig konflikthantering.« (party programme ↗)“We shall invest in preventive and peace-promoting measures, and actors working with peaceful conflict resolution.”
• initiative for disarmament»Sverige ska ta initiativ till internationell nedrustning« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall take the initiative for international disarmament”
• preventive diplomacy»genom förebyggande diplomati och fredsbyggande insatser av det civila samhällets organisationer.« (party programme ↗)“through preventive diplomacy and peace-building measures by civil society organisations.”

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 does not address the appropriation structure within the spending area and does not mention Sipri. The closest lying commitment is that policy shall manage taxpayers' money carefully and that the state shall perform its task as efficiently as possible, which speaks for consolidation and strengthened follow-up rather than maintaining a separate appropriation. The plan's safeguarding of free research pulls partly the other way but does not concern appropriation technique.

• manage tax fundsdecisive»Det finanspolitiska ramverket ska värnas och förstärkas, och Sveriges långsiktiga ekonomiska stabilitet ska försvaras. Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fiscal framework shall be safeguarded and strengthened, and Sweden's long-term economic stability shall be defended. Policy shall manage taxpayers' money carefully.”
• efficient state administration»Centerpartiets uppgift är att se till att staten gör det den är till för, så effektivt och rättssäkert som möjligt« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party's task is to ensure that the state does what it is for, as efficiently and fairly as possible”
• free research safeguarded»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are fundamental pillars of a vital civil society.”

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 says nothing about the structure of appropriations within the foreign affairs area or about a single research institute's grant. The nearest principle is that research grants should increase and that research environments' independence from government should be valued, which speaks for keeping a separate, visible appropriation rather than placing it in a consolidated item. The conclusion is therefore weakly supported.

• independent research institutionsdecisive»De akademiska lärosätenas oberoende ska värnas« (party programme ↗)“The independence of academic institutions shall be valued”
• increased research grants»Vi vill öka forskningsanslagen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase research appropriations”
• academic freedom»Individuell akademisk frihet ska vara en bärande princip« (party programme ↗)“Individual academic freedom shall be a guiding principle”

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 says nothing about Sipri or about the appropriation structure within the spending area. The closest principle is the requirement for clear instruments for management, coordination and monitoring, as well as restraint in public expenditure, which speaks for a consolidated structure rather than a preserved separate appropriation. The counter-proposal's demand therefore receives no support, but the conclusion is uncertain.

• clear management and monitoringdecisive»Det måste finnas tydliga instrument för styrning, samordning och uppföljning av biståndet.« (party programme ↗)“There must be clear instruments for management, coordination and monitoring of aid.”
• cost monitoring as a task»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• restraint in public expenditure»Sparandet i den svenska ekonomin måste hållas högt genom hushållssparande och genom återhållsamhet i de offentliga utgifterna.« (party programme ↗)“Saving in the Swedish economy must be kept high through household savings and through restraint in public expenditure.”
• active peace-building»Fred kan inte byggas utan aktiva och skapande ansträngningar.« (party programme ↗)“Peace cannot be built without active and creative efforts.”

The plan wants to fundamentally reform aid: the one per cent target is abolished, funds are concentrated where they have the greatest impact and the size is weighed against other needs with a results focus. A consolidated allocation structure with stronger follow-up aligns with this, while a preserved separate appropriation for a single institute pulls in the opposite direction. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore rejected.

• focused aiddecisive»Fokusera det svenska biståndet till de länder, organisationer och tematiska områden där det gör störst nytta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus Swedish aid on countries, organisations and thematic areas where it has the greatest impact”
• results focus in aid»Avskaffa enprocentmålet och ersätta det med en fyraårig budgetram för biståndet som skapar förutsägbarhet och resultatfokus« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the one per cent target and replace it with a four-year budget framework for aid that creates predictability and results focus”
• respect for tax revenues»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of public waste should be combated.”
• prioritize and choose not to do things»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose not to do things,”

The plan's economic line is to scale away unnecessary expenditures, streamline and merge public operations and require clear citizen benefit for every investment. To preserve a separate appropriation to a peace research institute rather than let it be included in a consolidated structure goes against that line. The plan does not mention the institute, so the conclusion is drawn from the principle of efficient appropriation use.

• streamline and mergedecisive»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in government agencies and merge agencies”
• away with unnecessary expenditures»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale away unnecessary expenditures in the public sector”
• citizen benefit for every krona»Sverigedemokraterna vill koncentrera de offentliga utgifterna till välfärdens hjärta och begära tydlig medborgarnytta för alla satsningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to concentrate public expenditures on the heart of welfare and demand clear citizen benefit for all investments.”