The reason for the proposal is that the government believes that it may be necessary to make extraordinary decisions in a short period of time to prevent the spread of the corona center. In the original proposal, the government wanted the right to be able to close, among other things, airports, and other parts of the transport sector without asking Parliament.

The government wrote in its memorandum that it could, for example, be a "temporary shutdown or other restrictions on using transport or using infrastructure, such as ports, airports or bus and railway stations." The government wants the same mandate when it comes to closing shopping malls, restaurants, shops and further limiting public gatherings to take a few examples. The government also wants the right to be able to redistribute healthcare equipment between different regions and from private healthcare providers to limit the spread of infection.

Temporary law

The law that would give the government this right should be temporary and valid for three months. But despite this, parts of the opposition have harshly criticized the proposal in that it means sharply increased powers of power for the government.

Several parties, including the Moderates and the Left Party, have called for amendments to the proposal so that Parliament cannot be rounded.

And now on Saturday evening, a partly new government proposal has been prepared, according to what SVT experiences. This means that while the government is given the right to make these decisions on its own, each decision must be accompanied by a bill to Parliament. Thus, the Riksdag can either confirm the government's decision, amend it or completely reject it.

This means that, despite increased powers for the government, the Riksdag is entitled to immediately stop decisions that lack support in the Riksdag.

Quick referral

The government sends out the new proposal for quick miss on Saturday night. A number of authorities are given 24 hours to comment on the proposal. It is the shortest referral round ever in Sweden and testifies to the urgency of the issue. After this round of referrals, the Law Council will review the Government's reversal of criticized legislative proposals for new legislation. Thereafter, after consultation with other parliamentary parties, the Government will put a bill on the Riksdag's table. The idea is that this will happen already next week. The plan is for the new law to come into force later in April.