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must be able to live on their earnings and also be able to save for the future. We also want to abolish the punitive taxation of knowledge which is causing many highly educated people to leave Sweden for other countries and which – the individual climate being a central part of the climate for enterprise – is causing many business undertakings to leave or steer clear of Sweden. Unemployment in Sweden is very high. If all the people taking part in labour market policy programmes and those staying on at university because they cannot find a job are included, nearly one-sixth of the labour force is without work. To create more jobs, the tax on labour must be substantially reduced, especially for people with low and medium incomes. In addition, it must be made far more easy to start, run and own businesses. The jungle of red tape which today is effectively stifling enterprise and entrepreneurship must be drastically reduced. Moderate policy is about freedom of choice. Partly by keeping taxes as low as possible, so that people can decide for themselves how they want to spend their money. And partly by applying the greatest possible freedom of choice even for money which has been paid as tax. We want to finance good schools and good medical care for everyone on a common basis, but we want public funding to follow the individual pupil or patient straight to the school or hospital which he or she prefers. The state being responsible for funding does not mean that it has to be responsible for providing. On the contrary, the diversity represented by independent schools and private hospitals is necessary in order for all children to be able to acquire good knowledge and for everyone to receive good care in time. The existence of many different employers also means better opportunities of choice for the people working in these fields. If people are to get value for their tax money, adequate resources must also be devoted to the really essential task of the state, which is the protection of people’s lives and property. If people do not feel secure, their freedom 82
will not be worth so much. It is obvious to us Moderates that Sweden must have a strong defence and efficient policing. We want Sweden to join NATO and we want to increase the number of police officers. In addition, there must be heavier penalties, especially for serious crimes of violence. Moderate policy always begins with the individual, no matter whether we are talking about the right of controlling one’s own life or the right of being protected from crime. 83
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Contents Foreword..................
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The Swedish political system Histor
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After the general election in 1994,
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The political parties The seven par
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Local government Swedish democracy
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equired to give advance notice of p
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The Centre Party 20 Centerpartiet
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22 In this year’s election Maud w
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Equal conditions are a prerequisite
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5. Equal development opportunities
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28 Centre Party endorses the Riksda
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The Christian Democratic Party 30 K
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Page 34 and 35: has about 24,000 members and organi
Page 36 and 37: Important topics for the 2002 elect
Page 38 and 39: training capacity, better working c
Page 40: 40 Names and addresses Party Headqu
Page 43 and 44: Maria Wetterstrand Maria Wetterstra
Page 45 and 46: mentarians and ministers, co-ordina
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Page 49 and 50: 17. Better terms for animals! We de
Page 51 and 52: 30. Cancel Third World debts and in
Page 53 and 54: Names and addresses National Office
Page 55 and 56: Gudrun Schyman Gudrun Schyman is on
Page 57 and 58: legislation requiring large corpora
Page 59 and 60: profit considerations. The same goe
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Page 64 and 65: The Liberal Party 64 Folkpartiet Li
Page 66 and 67: History of the Liberal Party In 189
Page 68 and 69: The following is the Liberal Party
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Page 75 and 76: Bo Lundgren MP, Chairman of the Mod
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Page 81: The party election manifesto adopte
Page 86 and 87: The Social Democratic Party 86 Soci
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