The question is whether the current system of deducting costs such as asylum expenses from the aid budget is consistent with the OECD-DAC framework, or whether aid policy - particularly any link between aid and the return of rejected asylum seekers - needs to be tightened to ensure aid is used strictly in line with OECD-DAC rules.
Committee proposal adopted, 154–152
Plan → Vote
»Sverige ska öka biståndet, stärka FN och skriva under kärnvapenkonventionen.«“Sweden should increase development aid, strengthen the UN and sign the nuclear weapons convention.”increased development aid · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Det svenska biståndet ska motsvara minst en procent av bruttonationalinkomsten.«“Swedish aid shall correspond to at least one per cent of gross national income.”one-per-cent target for aid · party programme ↗
»Därför ska inga pengar flyttas över från biståndet till flyktingmottagandet.«“Therefore no money shall be diverted from aid to refugee reception.”no deductions from aid · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.«“The Center Party strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”generous and humane refugee policy · party programme ↗
»Vi ska kräva att länder som tar emot svenskt bistånd också tar emot egna medborgare som dömts för brott i Sverige.«“We shall require that countries receiving Swedish aid also receive their own citizens convicted of crimes in Sweden.”aid conditional on return · 2022 manifesto ↗
»mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati samt höja de fattigas levnadsnivå.«“human rights and democracy and raise the living standard of the poor.”aid for poverty reduction · party programme ↗
»Svenska intressen och värderingar om demokrati, rättsstat och individuell frihet ska i högre grad styra valet av biståndsinsatser.«“Swedish interests and values of democracy, rule of law and individual freedom shall to a higher degree guide the choice of aid measures.”Swedish interests guide aid · 2022 manifesto ↗
»Bilateralt bistånd ska som regel villkoras med att mottagarlandet medverkar till en återvändandeverksamhet för personer som ska utvisas från Sverige.«“Bilateral aid shall as a rule be conditioned on the recipient country participating in return activities for persons to be deported from Sweden.”aid conditioned on return · 2022 manifesto ↗
The plan is an AI reading of the party’s own manifesto and programme, with verbatim quotes. Not a prediction. Open the case → · airiksdagen.se