The proposals are contained in a submission to the Legislative Council and are intended to increase transparency in how parties finance their activities and how lobbying influences political decisions.
Nowadays, only a few LO unions give money to S, for example IF Metall and Livs. LO gives its own contribution; in 2024, six million. The unions and LO do this with the support of congress decisions.
The government is proposing, contrary to the committee that investigated the issue, that a union must ask each individual member whether part of the membership fee can go toward party contributions. Each member must be informed of the right to say no.
