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The following articles have been tagged with "Budget":

'Lean hospital a sign of Swedish welfare reform'

Business & Money: 20 May 13
A Stockholm hospital saved from closure by private health care providers has been hailed by the Economist as one of modern's Sweden public-private success stories. READ »

Eurovision: The final word from Malmö

Lifestyle: 20 May 13
With two weeks of Euromania done and dusted and with southern Sweden nursing a Eurovision-sized hangover, The Local's Patrick Reilly takes one last look at the highlights, the lowlights, and Malmö's time in the limelight. READ »

Borg drops resistance to EU fiscal stimulus

Politics: 15 May 13
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg on Tuesday signalled he has abandoned his long-held resistance to using fiscal measures to kick start the European Union's sluggish economy. READ »

'H&M task is to balance low costs with safety'

Analysis & Opinion: 13 May 13
With the world's attention on Bangladesh, Swedish sustainability expert Alexandra Frenander says fashion giants such as Sweden's H&M must find a way to guarantee safety, while they still demand low costs. READ »

Borg calls for action over strong krona

Politics: 8 May 13
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said the country's central bank should keep an eye on the increasingly strong krona, with further currency appreciation a potential threat to the country's export-driven economy. READ »

Public sector strike called off after pay deal

Business & Money: 28 Apr 13
A planned strike by Swedish public sector workers was called off on Sunday following a pay deal between employers and the unions. READ »

Sweden Democrats rake in southern support

National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today. READ »

Malmö locals cash in on Eurovision frenzy

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 13
Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest finals is bringing a cash windfall for Malmö, not least for some locals who are renting out their apartments to devoted music fans, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers. READ »

SAS now cheapest on several European routes

Society: 18 Apr 13
Scandinavian airline SAS has the cheapest airfares to several destinations in Europe and is on par with budget airlines such as Norwegian and Ryanair, new figures show. READ »

How to deliver design beyond expectation

Science & Technology: 15 Apr 13
The Local meets David V. Hughes, a US expat in Stockholm, that has brought his own label of determination and discovery to the design process. READ »

'Weak, slow and difficult' economy ahead: Borg

Business & Money: 15 Apr 13
Swedes are in for a rough economic ride in years ahead, as Finance Minister Anders Borg has warned of rising unemployment, weaker economic growth and rising public debt in the spring fiscal policy bill released on Monday. READ »

Global military spending falls: Swedish think tank

Business & Money: 15 Apr 13
Spending on weapons and military services dropped in 2012 compared to the year before, the first annual drop since 1998, according to the findings of a Swedish think tank. READ »

Social Democrats strike deal on welfare profits

Politics: 5 Apr 13
Social Democrat congress delegates on Friday forced the top brass to make sure private companies in the state-funded welfare sector will have to spend a certain proportion of their budget on staffing. READ »

Rejected asylum-seeker flight costs escalate

Business & Money: 31 Mar 13
The cost of chartering aircraft to return rejected asylum-seekers to their countries of origin has increased dramatically, according to new figures from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. READ »

Swedish healthcare: all you need to know

Lifestyle: 27 Mar 13
Sweden is a comparatively expensive place to live compared to the rest of Europe, but it delivers an exceptional standard of living. Expats too are entitled to receive the same healthcare, education, and welfare benefits as the native population. READ »

Sweden dominates EU innovation ranking

Business & Money: 27 Mar 13
Thrice the charm for Swedish brains as the country yet again tops the EU Commission's list of industrial innovators in the European Union. READ »

Centre Party refocuses on 'green liberal future'

Politics: 22 Mar 13
The Centre Party's pingpong battle over a controversial ideas programme that saw its voter support shrink could be nearing its end as members rally for a "future conference" and leader Annie Lööf heralds a "green and liberal" stance. READ »

Snow and a strong krona dampen H&M profits

Business & Money: 21 Mar 13
Sweden's budget fashion giant H&M has cited disappointing sales and exchange-rate woes as factors behind a drop in net profit, and said the lingering winter will take a swipe at its spring collections. READ »

Military head calls for Afghan staff asylum

Politics: 20 Mar 13
Sweden's top military commander Sverker Göranson on Wednesday called for local interpreters working with Swedish forces in Afghanistan to be granted asylum in Sweden. READ »

Swedish krona 'world's strongest' currency

Business & Money: 15 Mar 13
The krona has been the best performing currency over the past year, according to statistics from Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and news agency Bloomberg. READ »

Sweden looks to shrink funding to UN bodies

National: 5 Mar 13
The Swedish finance minister has said Sweden may reduce contributions to several UN organizations by as much as 10 percent, and redirect the cash to taking care of newly arrived refugees. READ »

Ikea and Marriott launch budget hotel chain

Business & Money: 5 Mar 13
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has roped in US hotel chain Marriott for its long-discussed launch of a new branch of budget traveller hotels across Europe. READ »

Top Swedish unis slide in new global ranking

Education: 4 Mar 13
Three Swedish universities have reputations among the top 100 in the world, but each institution has seen its position fall since last year according to a new Times Higher Education ranking published on Monday. READ »

Paris debutante H&M sticks to clean design

Society: 28 Feb 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M drew up a strictly edited collection on an opulent canvas, having refashioned the Rodin Museum grounds into a mock-up of a stately home for its highly publicized Paris Fashion Week premiere. READ »

H&M to hit catwalks of Paris fashion week

Business & Money: 27 Feb 13
Swedish cheap n' chic fashion giant H&M will take to the catwalk at Paris fashion week for the first time on Wednesday, hard on the heels of its Helen Hunt red carpet coup at the Academy Awards. READ »

'Undocumented migrants are not the problem'

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Feb 13
Hunting down undocumented immigrants like animals is immoral and a waste of police resources, argues socialist weekly Arbetaren’s editor-in-chief Daniel Wiklander. READ »

Sweden to keep immigrant kids in school

Education: 21 Feb 13
The government wants to make sure young immigrants keep up their studies by legally requiring them to stay in school until they reach 18, while also pumping funds into Swedish-language courses. READ »

'Sweden will continue to punch above its weight'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 13
Sweden’s ability to pack a foreign policy punch equal to the jab of the big EU three - Germany, France, and the UK - is neither remarkable nor a passing fad, writes international relations Ph.D. candidate Annelie Gregor. READ »

Swedish think tank notes military sales slump

Business & Money: 18 Feb 13
Stockholm-based think tank Sipri has found that sales made by the 100 biggest arms dealers, excluding China, has declined for the first time since the mid-1990s. READ »

Report confirms 'one-week defence' analysis

Business & Money: 15 Feb 13
A new academic report has thrown its weight behind the statement by commander-in-chief Sverker Göranson who recently said Sweden could only fend off an invasion for maximum one week. READ »

Use Patriot missiles to defend Sweden: minister

Politics: 11 Feb 13
Sweden should consider placing US-made Patriot missiles on the island of Gotland to help deter a resurgent Russia, Sweden's deputy prime minister has argued in a call for greater military spending. READ »

Swedes slam 'outdated' farming subsidies

Politics: 9 Feb 13
Agricultural subsidies are set to fall under the new EU budget deal, but Swedish critics are mostly concerned about how the money will be spent. READ »

Reinfeldt hails EU budget deal as 'good for Sweden'

Politics: 8 Feb 13
Sweden will see its EU membership fee drop by half a billion kronor ($77 million) as part of a new long term budget agreement forged in Brussels on Friday. READ »

Sweden 'to retain' EU discount in talks

Business & Money: 8 Feb 13
Sweden is set to be awarded a multi-billion euro discount on its EU membership fee in the overnight budget talks still going on in Brussels, according to diplomatic sources. READ »

Pajala iron miners battle financing woes

Business & Money: 5 Feb 13
The mining company Northland Resources has failed in its bid to bring in extra investment to its new iron ore mine in Pajala, northern Sweden, which employs more than 800 people. READ »

Malmö mayor of two decades to step down

National: 4 Feb 13
The Social Democrat mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, has announced he is leaving the job on July 1st, saying he wants to spend more time with his grandchild. READ »

Nordic 'folklore zombie' to hit Swedish cinemas

Lifestyle: 1 Feb 13
Three Swedish indie filmmakers, who unearthed an old Nordic folklore creature to spin an Evil Dead-inspired tale of gore and desperation, have secured Swedish distribution after successes in the US. The Local's Ann Törnkvist meets Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna. READ »

Reinfeldt irritated by Sweden's defence debate

Politics: 29 Jan 13
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has described as "strange" an ongoing debate about the country's defence capabilities, noting that Sweden was very unlikely to come under attack. READ »

SAS announces a further 200 job cuts

Business & Money: 27 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS has announced that a further 200 administrative jobs are set to be cut, on top of the 800 already announced at the struggling carrier. READ »

Swedish ISP hits back over TV licence fees

Science & Technology: 25 Jan 13
A Swedish ISP outraged by the prospect of computer and iPad owners being forced to pay TV licence fees is offering clients a "TV Stopper" to block online content from state broadcaster SVT. READ »

'We had to make the party look fit to govern'

Politics: 25 Jan 13
One year into the job, Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven appears to have kept the party's poll numbers from dropping, but is now facing demands to make the party a dominant force in Swedish politics. READ »

Government mulls tax deductions for IT help

Business & Money: 25 Jan 13
Sweden's finance ministry is looking into extending a much-debated tax deduction scheme for services to include reduced employers' fees for IT services. READ »

'Sweden should support Cameron's EU vision'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jan 13
There are several reasons why Swedes should support calls for reform of the European Union championed by British Prime Minister David Cameron, argues Mats Persson, president of the Open Europe think tank. READ »

Sweden warns UK over risks of EU exit

Politics: 23 Jan 13
Sweden has warned Britain it risks losing influence if it leaves the European Union following Prime Minister David Cameron's promise to hold a referendum on EU membership if his party wins the next election. READ »

Party leaders jostle over job loss threat

Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag. READ »

Defence Minister 'sets the bar too low': critics

Politics: 9 Jan 13
Sweden’s defence minister faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after she said it was “enough” for Sweden only to be able to defend itself militarily for a week if it came under attack. READ »

Ryanair eyes domestic routes in Sweden

National: 8 Jan 13
The CEO of Ryanair visited Gothenburg on Tuesday, announcing the budget airline had plans for domestic flights in Sweden in the offing, while also denying SAS's claims they lie about take-off weights. READ »

Swedish pensioners catch on to tax reform

Business & Money: 8 Jan 13
Swedish pensioners saving money by employing private home assistants rather than relying on state-run services is a growing market following a tax deduction reform. READ »

SAS accuses Ryanair of airport fee fraud

Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS says Ryanair lies about the weight of its aircraft to reduce fees, giving the low-cost Irish carrier an unfair advantage over many of its increasingly irritated European colleagues. READ »

'Prisons play up gang threat for funds'

National: 27 Dec 12
The Swedish government and the police have been accused of exaggerating their successes in the fight against organised crime, and now the prison service is under scrutiny about whether it uses the situation to get more funds. READ »

Danish labour law attracts Swedish workers

Business & Money: 27 Dec 12
Many thousands of Swedes flock across the sound to Denmark for work every day, but now Copenhagen is trying to tailor the country's labour market 'flexicurity' to a new reality of sluggish growth and rising unemployment. READ »

Sweden's biggest news stories in 2012

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
With the end of 2012 in sight, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden over the past year. READ »

'Our baguettes are from Finland': French envoy

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 12
The Local catches up with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, France's ambassador to Sweden, to talk Gerard Depardieu, Vikings, the EU, and where to get the best baguettes. READ »

Sweden slashes 2013 growth forecast

Business & Money: 21 Dec 12
The Swedish government is cutting its GDP growth forecast for 2013 from 2.7 percent to 1.1 percent, Finance Minister Anders Borg said on Friday. READ »

Mother tongue tutoring 'insufficient': teachers

Education: 20 Dec 12
Children who have a first language other than Swedish don't get enough support in Swedish schools, according to a survey of teachers, many of whom are concerned that children of immigrants will fall behind in school. READ »

Moody's affirms Sweden's triple-A rating

Business & Money: 15 Dec 12
International rating agency Moody's has affirmed Sweden's coveted triple-A rating, citing sound fiscal policies and continued progress in cutting the debt burden. READ »

Many Swedes to face higher tax bills in 2013

Business & Money: 14 Dec 12
Almost half of all Swedes will pay more in tax next year as municipalities across the country raise the taxes levied on residents. READ »

Blaming weather is not enough: train auditor

Politics: 14 Dec 12
The National Auditor will take a closer look at Swedish rail operators SJ after it cancelled more than 200 trains this week with the stated purpose of getting ready for the Christmas rush. READ »

Jukkasjärvi erects Sweden's 23rd Ice Hotel

Travel: 13 Dec 12
A construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around an Arctic building site on the banks of the Torne river in northern Sweden as the 23rd Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel is erected one oversized ice cube at a time. READ »

SAS expects profits in 2013 after cost cuts

Business & Money: 12 Dec 12
Scandinavian airline SAS announced it expected to be profitable in 2013 thanks to aggressive cost cutting, despite predicting the current quarter to be "extremely weak". READ »

Ikea cranks up speed on hotel development

Business & Money: 11 Dec 12
The investment arm of Ikea, which in August unveiled plans for a budget hotel chain, has more than doubled its investment pace, a spokesman said on Tuesday. READ »

'Citizens shouldn't pay for costs of long healthcare waiting times'

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Dec 12
Forcing public healthcare providers to pay fines for long waiting times, rather than leaving citizens to suffer, would help improve Sweden's public system, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji. READ »

Nobel Prize ceremony concludes in Stockholm

National: 10 Dec 12
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has handed over this year's prizes to the Nobel laureates at Stockholm's Concert Hall, watched over by more than 1,500 honoured guests. READ »

Sweden nabs fourth in global corruption ranking

Business & Money: 6 Dec 12
Sweden ranks fourth in a global corruption index released on Wednesday, matching its 2011 placement as one of the world's least corrupt countries, despite lingering concerns about political party financing. READ »

Sluggish Swedish economy still beats growth forecasts

Business & Money: 29 Nov 12
The Swedish economy grew faster than analysts expected in the third quarter, increasing 0.7 percent year-on-year statistics published on Thursday showed. READ »

MEPs acted against Swedish interests: PM

Politics: 27 Nov 12
Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is unhappy with Swedish members of the European parliament who supported an EU budget increase despite his centre-right coalition trying to keep down the costs. READ »

Reinfeldt: no drama in EU budget talks breakdown

Politics: 23 Nov 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt downplayed the drama of the collapse of EU budget talks on Friday, hinting that a delay may end up benefiting Sweden's position. READ »

One woman makes Sweden's power top-ten

Politics: 23 Nov 12
Only one woman, Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf, has made it into an annual top-ten list of the most powerful Swedes. READ »

Reinfeldt cedes to EU budget demands

Politics: 22 Nov 12
Sweden’s prime minister has accepted a hike in the Swedish EU contribution, but intends to fight Swedes having to pay more than other well-to-do members. READ »

Sweden to lower growth forecast: Borg

Business & Money: 20 Nov 12
After Sweden's 2012 growth forecast was slammed for being "overly optimistic", Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg announced on Tuesday that the figures would be revised. READ »

Child's appendix bursts after 20 hour ER wait

Science & Technology: 19 Nov 12
A nine-year-old boy with appendicitis was made to wait more than 20 hours for surgery at the emergency ward of a Stockholm-area children's hospital before his appendix finally burst. READ »

Seven of eight unions sign new deals with SAS

Society: 19 Nov 12
Scandinavian Airlines representatives met with union officials throughout Sunday night, with all but one of the trade unions signing new collective agreements in an effort to stave off the company's bankruptcy. READ »

Sweden slams latest EU budget proposal

Politics: 14 Nov 12
Sweden's EU Minister has criticized the latest European Union long-term budget proposal, arguing that Sweden "cannot accept" that its rebate will be cut. READ »

Sickness benefits claims break agency's budget

Business & Money: 13 Nov 12
Unexpectedly high sickness benefits claims have forced Sweden's social insurance agency to beg the government for an additional 2.5 billion kronor ($368 million) to ensure sick Swedes get paid while home from work. READ »

Cheap New York flights prompt Swedish frenzy

National: 8 Nov 12
Budget carrier Norwegian announced flights between Stockholm and New York City for under 1,000 kronor ($150) on Thursday, prompting a massive spike in demand which proved too much for the airline's website. READ »

Swedish press highlights Obama challenges

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Nov 12
Following the significant coverage of the US elections in the Swedish media, the opinion pages of the four main newspapers have moved focus to the challenges which lie ahead for the re-elected American president. READ »

Swedish PR firm 'enters' US presidential race

Politics: 6 Nov 12
Controversial Swedish PR agency Studio Total has thrown itself into the frenzied last hours of the American election, after creating and launching the Swedish Party in a bid to get Americans talking. READ »

Gothenburg second in Lonely Planet top ten list

Travel: 6 Nov 12
Travel guide Lonely Planet has hailed Sweden’s Gothenburg as the second best place in the world to visit for value of money, touting the city's "glitzy main drag", "edgy art" and charming neighbourhoods. READ »

Reinfeldt brands EU budget 'unrealistic'

Politics: 30 Oct 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Tuesday slammed the 2012-2020 EU budget, proposed by current president Cyprus, branding the draft "unrealistic". READ »

Kids of illegal immigrants can go to school: Sweden

Education: 24 Oct 12
Undocumented immigrant children living in Sweden will be allowed to attend school staring in the autumn of 2013, the government announced on Wednesday after coming to an agreement with the Green Party. READ »

Stockholm – where the past and the future combine

Education: 22 Oct 12
With three institutions in the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities and as home to the likes of Ericsson, Ikea, Electrolux, Spotify, Volvo and many more global corporations, Sweden is already an attractive proposition for the next generation of academics, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs. READ »

Pressuring Russia on Wallenberg's fate 'a matter of principle'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Oct 12
With the opening of a conference in Stockholm examining historical research on Raoul Wallenberg, historian Susanne Berger argues that more must be done to force Russia to open up records that could shed light on the still-disputed fate of the Swedish diplomat. READ »

Reinfeldt, Merkel: 'don't rush EU bank oversight'

Business & Money: 17 Oct 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on Tuesday that the European Union shouldn't rush into a system to supervise the banking sector. READ »

Swedish cheese makers fear Norway import tariffs

National: 14 Oct 12
Swedish dairy producers fear that massive hikes in tariffs on the import of cheese and meat into Norway will put an end to exports. READ »

IMF hails Sweden's crisis management skills

Business & Money: 9 Oct 12
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Sweden's handling of the financial crisis in a new report, while at the same time lowering its growth forecast for the global economy. READ »

Party heads clash in season's first debate

Politics: 8 Oct 12
Jobs, the economy, and welfare gains were the subjects of a heated debate when Sweden’s eight party leaders met for the autumn’s first televised debate since the opening of the new parliamentary session. READ »

Reinfeldt uses Paris meet to pan EU banking union

Politics: 2 Oct 12
In talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt remained firm in expressing his government's disapproval of a proposed EU banking union. READ »

Reinfeldt heading to Paris for EU budget talks

Politics: 27 Sep 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will travel to Paris next week to discuss EU budget issues with French President Francois Hollande as Sweden faces a potentially drastic hike in EU fees. READ »

Sweden budget bill sparks heated debate

Politics: 20 Sep 12
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg defended the government's 2013 budget proposition on Thursday, in the face of tough criticism from unions and opposition politicians. READ »

Borg unveils budget amid slow growth fears

Business & Money: 20 Sep 12
Despite a stable Swedish economy, Finance Minister Anders Borg fears that the country’s growth may prove weaker than the government has hoped for in the budget, set to be presented on Thursday. READ »

Sweden to boost foreign student scholarships

Education: 19 Sep 12
In a bid to encourage diversity at Swedish universities, the government wants to double the resources available for scholarships to help students from developing countries study in Sweden. READ »

Ryanair defends actions toward 'stranded' Swedes

Society: 18 Sep 12
Ryanair has responded to the Swedish family "forced" to find their own way home from Croatia after a cancelled flight, explaining that the budget airline company had indeed emailed them with alternate arrangements. READ »

Swedes left stranded as Ryanair flight goes empty

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 12
A Swedish family is outraged after being told to find their own way home from Croatia when their Ryanair flight was cancelled, despite the fact that it still flew back to Sweden without any passengers. READ »

Sweden unveils plan to slash corporate tax rates

Business & Money: 13 Sep 12
Sweden aims to cut corporate tax rates by 15 percent in 2013 in a move estimated to cost state coffers about 16 billion kronor ($2.4 billion). READ »

Backlash over income-based 'TV tax' plan

Society: 11 Sep 12
Sweden's plan to replace licence fees with an income-based tax to fund public broadcasters has drawn criticism from public radio and television officials. READ »

H&M yanks t-shirt tribute to 'Robin Hood' mayor

Business & Money: 11 Sep 12
Swedish clothing retailer H&M has ordered a t-shirt paying homage to a radical Spanish politician who backed Robin Hood-style supermarket looting be pulled from stores. READ »

Minister touts new health system watchdog

Politics: 9 Sep 12
The budget has been set for a new public agency tasked with tracking errors in the Swedish healthcare system, with health minister Göran Hägglund saying the agency's 651 million kronor ($98.5 million) budget will help improve Swedes' trust in the health system. READ »

'Use foreign aid funds for scholarships': report

Education: 7 Sep 12
Sweden should use some of its foreign aid budget to pay for scholarships that would cover tuition fees for students from developing countries who want to study at Swedish universities, a new report argues. READ »

Norway shoppers flood cheaper Swedish stores

Business & Money: 5 Sep 12
Eager to save money, Norwegian shoppers are streaming over the border in record numbers to avoid hefty domestic prices by instead stocking up on groceries in Sweden, new figures show. READ »

Sweden looks to boost 'cutting edge' research

Education: 30 Aug 12
The Swedish government has announced plans to spend three billion kronor ($451 million) for advanced research over the next ten years, explaining the country’s current output lacks a “cutting edge”. READ »

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