The transitional government presents the budget on November 12 because Sweden lacks a new government
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Sweden lacks a new government, which means that the incumbent transitional government is responsible for presenting the budget. A budget proposal must normally be submitted by November 12 at the latest.
A budget proposal must have been submitted by November 12 at the latest. But since Sweden still lacks a new government, it is the incumbent transitional government that must present a so-called transitional budget.
It must be designed on the basis of the most recently decided budget, must not contain new investments and must not contain any decisions that are politically controversial.
- It's about making Sweden work, said Elisabeth Svantesson when she presented the conditions for an upcoming transition budget earlier in October.
But despite that, there are both winners and losers in the budget - hear SVT's domestic policy commentator Mats Knutson explain in the video.

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