1.2 billion for women's shelters

The government wants to increase funding for work against men's violence against women, violence in close relationships and honor-related violence to a permanent level of 1.2 billion per year over the next three years, Minister for Gender Equality Märta Stenevi (MP) announced on 13 September.

The money will, among other things, go to emergency services and women's shelters.

2.4 billion to protect the forest

The government wants to invest SEK 2.4 billion in protecting valuable nature in 2022, announced Minister of the Environment Per Bolund (MP) and Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Baylan (S) on 13 September.

The money will promote biodiversity, cultural environment, outdoor life, reindeer husbandry, hunting, fishing and the hospitality industry, according to the government.

Part of the money will go to compensation to landowners for protection of forests close to mountains and to develop forest policy.

The government also wants SEK 100 million to be invested in the years 2022-2024 in promoting the local economy and employment in rural areas.

1.5 billion to psychiatry

The government wants to strengthen the work against "mental illness" and proposes a supplement of SEK 1.5 billion annually during 2023 and 2024, announced Minister of Finance Åsa Lindhagen (MP) on 12 September.

The money will go to youth clinics, child and adolescent psychiatry and health centers that work with suicide prevention.

0.5 billion for municipal climate measures

The government wants to invest half a billion kronor instead of the current 25 million kronor on municipal measures against climate-related accidents, announced Minister for Gender Equality and Housing Märta Stenevi (MP) on 11 September.

The government also wants to increase support for authorities that can help municipalities with a more long-term climate adaptation and proposes that they should receive SEK 140 million per year instead of SEK 78 million.

50 million for work against waste crime

The government is prepared to invest SEK 50 million next year in preventing, deterring and combating crime linked to waste, Minister of the Environment and Climate Per Bolund (MP) announced on 10 September.

The money will, among other things, go to improving the supervision, investigation work and border control that a number of authorities are in charge of, including the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish Customs, the Coast Guard, the Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish Transport Agency.

1.3 billion to the school

The government wants to increase state support for the school system by SEK 1 billion and the equivalence grant by just over SEK 0.3 billion next year, Minister of Education Anna Ekström (S) announced on 10 September.

The state support will, among other things, go to schools that need to increase teaching time and give students more support.

The second grant, which will be escalated gradually to just over SEK 8.7 billion by 2024, will go to employing more staff and reducing student groups in leisure time.

3 billion for sickness benefit

The government wants to invest SEK 3 billion in strengthening health insurance in both time and scope, Minister of Social Insurance Ardalan Shekarabi announced on 8 September.

The proposal entails, among other things, a higher ceiling for sickness benefits and that the time for rehabilitation should be extended.

It is proposed that the income ceiling in the sickness benefit be raised from 8 to 10 price base amounts, in practice this means that the maximum sickness benefit per day will increase from SEK 821 to SEK 1,027.

In addition, the opportunity to continue their sick leave after 365 days will be greater.

5.5 billion for elderly care and welfare

The government wants to increase the general state subsidies to municipalities and regions by SEK 3 billion and strengthen elderly care by SEK 2.5 billion next year, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) and Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S) announced on 9 September.

Part of the money, SEK 1.7 billion, will go to the elderly care promotion, ie further training of care staff.

Money will also go to free Pneumococcal vaccination for 75-year-olds and medical risk groups as well as language training for welfare staff.

0.5 billion to the police

The government proposes SEK 500 million more to the police this year, to cover an estimated deficit for 2021, Interior Minister Mikael Damberg announced on 8 September.

The Government is expected to soon present more budget investments in the judiciary in the Budget Bill for 2022.

8 billion for job investments

The government wants to invest SEK 8 billion in jobs in the autumn budget, Minister of Labor Eva Nordmark (S) announced on 7 September.

The money will, among other things, go to matching services and to doubling the number of places at polytechnics.

3 billion for infrastructure investments

The government wants to invest more than SEK 3 billion in infrastructure in Sweden this year, announced Minister of Climate Per Bolund (MP) and Minister of Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth (S) on 6 September.

The money will go, among other things, to railway maintenance, reduced track fees and bicycle investments.

28.5 billion to the countryside over four years

The government wants to increase the budget for agricultural investments by half a billion kronor a year and proposes that 28.5 billion kronor be invested in the area during the period 2023-2027, Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Baylan (S) announced on 3 September.

The government has expected that EU support will finance part of the investment in, among other things, agriculture, road maintenance and broadband expansion, as well as support for regional airports.

10.5 billion for tax cuts

The government wants to reduce the tax for 7.5 million Swedes with the help of three tax cuts that are expected to cost taxpayers SEK 10.5 billion, Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson (S) announced on 1 September.

The Government proposes that the tax be reduced for persons with sickness and activity compensation and that a tax relief for the contribution to the unemployment insurance fund be introduced.

In addition, the government wants to reduce the tax on many employees by approximately SEK 1,320.