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Sharp criticism of the government over remarkable borrowing to fund defense and income tax cuts

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Sharp criticism of the government over remarkable borrowing to fund defense and income tax cuts

Mon 16 Feb 2026 10:52 CET

The Fiscal Policy Council is issuing its sharpest criticism yet of fiscal policy. According to the expert authority, borrowing money to fund defense while simultaneously cutting income tax is striking

New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

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New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

Mon 4 Aug 2025 07:57 CEST

The Swedish Academy's crisis was completely unnecessary. If some of the central figures had acted differently, the crisis could have been avoided

Svantesson skeptical about higher taxes for defense

Svantesson skeptical about higher taxes for defense

Sun 9 Mar 2025 22:17 CET

It is still unclear how the upgrade of the Swedish defense will be paid for. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson points more to expenditure prioritizations, increased growth, and the balance target in the state budget being able to provide the billions rather than the tax being raised

Nuclear Power Costs Worry the Government's Watchdog

Nuclear Power Costs Worry the Government's Watchdog

Sun 8 Sept 2024 04:27 CEST

The Fiscal Policy Council, the government's watchdog in economic policy, wants to see a broad political agreement on what nuclear power is allowed to cost the state treasury and how the money is to be allocated.