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New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

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New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

4 MIN READ

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

2 MIN READ

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

2 MIN READ

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.