In the Budget Bill for 2017, the Government proposes reforms totalling SEK 24 billion.

1. Sweden's growing population makes strengthening welfare particularly important. The Government continues to prioritise welfare services and in this bill proposes that an additional SEK 10 billion a year be made available to municipalities and county councils in general government grants. This will enable them to take a long-term approach to developing their welfare services taking local conditions into account.

2. The Government proposes initiatives to promote reading and improve the conditions for highly challenged schools. To alleviate the teacher shortage, more teachers must be trained. The Government therefore proposes an expansion of teacher and preschool teacher education programmes. When fully implemented in 2021, this will correspond to 3 600 places

3. The Government is continuing its work to achieve the lowest unemployment rate in the EU by 2020.To increase people's chances of finding work and improve labour market matching, the Government has launched a new adult education initiative that when fully deployed will offer around 70 000 places. The Government also proposes further steps to align labour market policy, strengthen establishment activities for new arrivals and modern public sector jobs.

4. Sweden will be one of the world's first fossil-free welfare nations. The Government has taken several measures to reduce emissions, speed up the transition to a sustainable society and achieve the environmental quality objectives.

5. The Government proposes increased resources to the Swedish Police Authority and the Swedish Security Service.

6. The overall objective of the Government's gender equality policy is equal power for women and men to shape society and their own lives. The increased resources to the local government sector will contribute to a better work environment and more staff in sectors that employ a large number of women.

7. Restructuring of the compensation system for the reception of refugees - especially unaccompanied minors and young people.

8. Reprioritising labour market policy objectives to increase effectiveness and improve labour market matching.

Source: www.government.se