The state has so far paid out 42 billion kronor to raise teachers’ salaries. But the money has not achieved the desired results, according to sharp criticism from the Swedish National Audit Office. “We see no clear signs that the teaching profession has become more attractive,” says project manager Vivika Halapuu.
SwedenUp to 200 million kronor has been spent on consolidating all payments in a new authority, but after strong criticism, the government is halting the project. The red-greens call it an “enormous waste of taxpayers’ money.”
Swedish politicsMore Swedes are enrolling in distance-learning courses, but many are not studying. This is costing the state a lot of money, according to a review by the Swedish National Audit Office.
SwedenAlmost one in three courts believes that the conduct of lay judges has negatively affected the courts’ credibility, according to a review by the National Audit Office (Sweden’s public audit agency).
SwedenBillions of kronor (about billions of dollars) in tax rebates for industry go to the wrong companies every year, according to a review by the Swedish National Audit Office (the national government audit body). The agency wants stricter controls and a review of how the support system is designed.
BusinessThe Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities “sees strong reasons” for reconsidering the rental model for cultural properties.
EntertainmentThousands of people are referred to the Swedish Enforcement Authority (the government’s debt collection agency) every year because they cannot repay their student loans. The requirements for receiving student aid should now be tightened, the Swedish National Audit Office believes.
Swedish politicsThe Armed Forces are facing serious criticism from the National Audit Office over how the growing billions are being spent.
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