Large parts of the budget had already been presented before it was submitted to the Riksdag on Monday.
At a morning press conference, however, the Minister of Finance was able to present two news items: extra billions for healthcare and the introduction of the so-called "family week".
The care billions were described by Andersson as a new welfare package for stronger healthcare.
These are investments of five billion, two of which will go to grazing the care queues that arose during the pandemic.
- The pandemic has exposed serious shortcomings that must be remedied, says the Minister of Finance.
The continued handling of the pandemic also constitutes a large budget item even outside ordinary care.
9.6 billion will ensure access to vaccines, testing and infection tracing.
The family week will be three days
The corona pandemic was also mentioned as contributing to the introduction of the so-called family week, a reform that the government went to the polls for 2018.
- Here, the pandemic has made it clear that many employees cannot work from home.
This is also the case when the country is not affected by a pandemic.
The reform is proposed to enter into force in April next year and means that parents of children between the ages of 4 and 16 can stay at home and receive 80 percent of their income for a total of six days a year, three days per parent.
Anyone who is the sole guardian may dispose of all six days himself.
Jobs, climate and tax cuts
The government also wants to invest SEK 8 billion in jobs.
The money will, among other things, go to matching services and to double the number of places at polytechnics.
Other major reforms include several investments in climate work totaling SEK 12 billion.
In addition, the government proposes tax cuts for 7.5 million Swedes, something that is expected to cost 10.5 billion.
Other items in the budget are increased investments in, among other things, women's shelters, forest protection, psychiatry and the cultural sector.