The Swedish government is planning on splashing the next budget for 2026, promising expenses of 80 billion Swedish crowns, in order to kick-start the country after sluggish growth in recent years. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson attributed the possibility of those investments to Sweden’s strong public finances and low debt. The government, a coalition of three centre-to-right parties that receives shadow support from the far-right Sweden Democrats, is drafting an expansive spending bill for 2026. Justifying the new budget, Svantesson said, “I have always been careful not to borrow for this or that. Next September, Sweden will vote for a new parliament, but the coalition’s approval rating has been spiralling for a while.