When all opposition parties have now presented their shadow budgets, there are, as usual, both similarities and differences between the parties' proposals.

It is both about how the stimulus policy should be designed in general, but of course above all what concrete measures are proposed.

When it comes to stimulus policy, for example, the Moderates choose a slightly more cautious line and want the stimulus policy that will bring Sweden out of the corona crisis to be limited to just under SEK 85 billion compared with the government's SEK 105 billion.

It is important, according to the Moderates, to keep a buffer in case the corona crisis should strike again in earnest and require further efforts.

SD chooses another path

The Sweden Democrats, a party with which M-leader Ulf Kristersson is prepared to negotiate a budget, choose a completely different path and propose a stimulus package of as much as SEK 150 billion next year.

This also includes cash support of SEK 10,000 to all Swedish citizens, something the party believes should stimulate the recovery in the Swedish economy.

Based on the shadow budgets, it can otherwise be stated that the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats are reminiscent of each other in several policy areas.

These include further investments in the defense and judiciary, but also proposals to sharply reduce development assistance or change climate policy, such as abolishing the space bag tax and making petrol and diesel cheaper.

However, conservative budget cooperation would not be frictionless.

The Christian Democrats write in their budget that the party wants to maintain the current levels of aid and there are also differences between the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats.

While the Moderates want to save on the unemployment insurance fund, the Sweden Democrats want to raise it.

M does not intend to help V stop the government's proposal

An important message given today is that the Moderates do not intend to help the Left Party to stop the government's proposal to reduce employer contributions for young people.

The measure is estimated to cost about nine billion kronor and trying to stop this proposal was the incoming V-leader Nooshi Dadgostar's first initiative.

Now it does not look like that will be the case with the Moderates' announcement today, but there are other areas in the budget where the government can go to the pump.

For example, all opposition parties, including the Left Party, demand more money from the Public Prosecutor's Office.

The authority has requested SEK 50 million more this year and SEK 90 million more in 2022. There are no extra investments in the government budget for 2021, which has been heavily criticized by the opposition in the Riksdag.

It is difficult for the government to resist the demands of the opposition

At today's meeting with the Riksdag's Justice Committee, the Public Prosecutor Petra Lundh also appealed for more money and referred to the fact that the Public Prosecutor's Office is underfunded.

It will thus be difficult for the government to resist the opposition's demands during the autumn budget debate.

In addition, these are rather limited additions in this context.

Even after the budget was presented, the Center Party and the Liberals have also opened up more money to the prosecutors.

Should the government still refuse, the opposition can, in the same way as last winter, push through an extra amending budget in the Riksdag.

The government is expected to beware of this, given that issues concerning law and order are now high on the voters' agenda on the most important political issues.