Stockholm: June 2009

Executive summary: Action for Better Competition () The Swedish Competition Authority May 2009 Report 2009:4 Pages: 16Contents:

Executive summary The Swedish Competition Authority’s proposals

Full Report: Action for Better Competition () Swedish Competition Authority June 2009 ISSN-no 1401-8438 Arkitektkopia, Stockholm 2009 Pages: 114Contents:

Summary

1 Competition in Sweden 1.1 Factors of Importance for Competition 1.2 Sweden in an International Perspective 1.2.1 International Price Comparisons 1.2.2 Swedish Prices in an International Perspective 1.2.3 Prices for Groups of Goods and Services 1.2.4 The Development of Private Consumption 1.3 Comments to the Development 1.4 The Foodstuffs Sector 1.5 The Building and Construction Sector 1.6 The Energy Sector 1.7 The Railway Sector 1.8 The Financial Sector 1.9 The Health and Medical Care Sector 1.10 Competition between Public and Private Players (This section deals with public sector information)1.11 Public Subsidies and State Aid

2 The Main Proposals of the Swedish Competition Authority 2.1 Complete the Integration of the Nordic and North European Electricity Markets and Dissolve the Joint Ownership in Electricity Production 2.2 Price-regulate District Heating and Consider Exposing the Market to Competition 2.3 Improve the Customer Mobility in the Electricity Market 2.4 Introduce more Efficient Rules for the Distribution of Radio Frequencies 2.5 Abolish the Exclusive Right of the Swedish State Railway (SJ AB) in the Profitable Passenger Rail Transport Services 2.6 Implement Freedom of Establishment within the Home Help Services 2.7 Introduce Clearer Rules for Public Selling Activities 2.8 Introduce Regulation on State Aid 2.9 Facilitate for Private Customers to Switch Banks 2.10 Facilitate Comparisons within Social Services and Health Care