Background & Purpose
The state budget needs clear financial frameworks every year to fund public services, research, and business development across Sweden.
Proposals & Debate
The government proposed distributing approximately 9.5 billion SEK within the business sector, including funding for research, innovation, and company development. The opposition submitted alternative budget motions, and the proposal included decisions on financial mandates for companies like SAS AB and Almi AB, as well as ending the official tourism policy goal.
The Decision
Parliament voted in favor of the government's budget allocation of 9.5 billion SEK and rejected all alternative proposals from the opposition.
Does this affect you?
- Innovative companies and researchers: Receive funding through grants and innovation systems to develop new products and research.
- State-linked enterprises: Affected by new financial mandates regarding companies such as SAS AB and Almi AB.
- Tourism industry operators: No longer governed by the specific national tourism policy goal that was decided to be abolished.
In Practice
- Approximately 3.5 billion SEK is allocated to innovation systems and research.
- About 834 million SEK goes to strategic competence funds for institutes.
- Around 680 million SEK is provided as grants for business development and innovation.
- The official national goal for tourism policy is removed.