The principle of openness is something very nice.
It says that documents with authorities must be available to the public and it gives every resident in Sweden an opportunity to have insight into how our authorities work and manage our common assets.
For example, it is possible to follow how our tax money is distributed and what it is used for.
For the inhabitants of Sweden, it is an important opportunity to be able to take part in this information.
For us in the media, it is an obligation.
Our job is to review that those in power make wise choices with our common wallet.
There is no financial report
When we at SVT Gävleborg began our review of the municipality's money for Brynäs' project "A good start", the first completely obvious step was to request the financial report of how the money has been used within the project.
But it turned out that there was no one.
The municipality does not require Brynäs to report how they use taxpayers' money.
As the municipality does not require this, the opportunity for transparency for Gävle residents ceases.
Brynäs is an association and not an authority, where the principle of openness does not apply.
It is not possible to request to see how the money is used.
This is not how it has looked all along.
When Brynäs' project "A good start" had been going on for a year, the Sweden Democrats asked a question in the City Council to see how the money was distributed.
Brynäs then sent in a financial report which Arbetarbladet examined - where it was established that a small part of the money went to the children.
Much of the aftermath was about the deficient accounts.
This led to the agreement with Brynäs being rewritten to set higher requirements for how the money would be used and the reporting of the project.
Every four months, Brynäs would, according to the new supplementary agreement, submit a financial report in accordance with the established budget and report on completed activities.
Six years later, one krona is not reported.
Not for the politicians in Gävle and thus not for the people of Gävle.
Need for sports activities in Andersberg and Sätra
At the same time, organizations, associations and residents in Andersberg and Sätra testify that there are few opportunities for sports activities for children and young people in the districts.
The association fees are too high for many families and the investments that are made are of a try-out nature.
They believe that what is needed is continuity and associations that are in place in the long term.
In the next few days, we will publish our review of the hidden sports millions.
An important story about our common tax millions and the conditions for sports in Gävle to actually give our children and young people - A good start.