Occasional Studies

2025-02-26 | FEBRAUARY 2025

Public finances remain strong in light of demographic developments

According to the National Institute of Economic Research’s (NIER) directive in Act (2007:759), the agency shall carry out long-term projections of public finances and assess the long-term sustainability of public finances. In light of this mandate, NIER publishes a report on the sustainability of public finances.

2022-02-28 | FEBRUARY 2022

Summary of the Fiscal Sustainability Report 2022

Although the pandemic has placed a substantial burden on public finances in the short term, the NIER considers Sweden’s public finances to be long-term sustainable. Current tax rules are sufficient to fund a growing need for welfare services as the population ages. We believe there is scope to cut taxes or increase expenditure and still meet the surplus target.

2021-03-03 | FEBRUARY 2021

Summary of the Fiscal Sustainability Report 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has come at considerable cost to Sweden, including for public finances. In the report’s base scenario, both the government’s net financial position and Maastricht debt as a share of GDP are nevertheless around the same in 2050 as they were before the pandemic.