2013 Spring Fiscal Policy Bill
The Government´s Spring Fiscal Policy Bill was submitted to the Riksdag on 15 april 2013.Budget for 2013
> The Government presented its proposed budget for 2013 to the Riksdag on 20 September.
> The Riksdag set the framework for Sweden's state budget 2013 on 21 November 2012. This first decision concerning the Budget Bill means that the Riksdag has adopted the Government's proposal for the direction of fiscal policy, estimated central government revenues and financial frameworks for the 27 expenditure areas.
> On 19 December 2012, the Riksdag took a final decision setting the central government budget for 2013.
Objectives of fiscal policy
The overall objective of fiscal policy is to create as high a level of welfare as possible.
Budget Statements from previous budgets
Searching for information about the Government's earlier proposals for central government budget revenues and expenditures? Here is a list of off-prints from the previous Spring Fiscal Policy Bills and Budget Bills back to 2001.
Background: The state budget procedure in Sweden
The work with the central government budget is a year-round process.
