What's at stake: The guidelines govern how Sweden handles a downturn marked by geopolitical uncertainty, rising energy prices, and high unemployment, with consequences for household finances, welfare, and the state's future room for action.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the government's economic-policy direction – strengthening demand for a lasting recovery – is the right way out of the downturn, or whether policy should instead shift toward a growth pact, infrastructure investment, and stronger welfare to address weakened purchasing power and high unemployment.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The Committee shares the government's assessment that the key task is to secure a lasting economic recovery by strengthening demand in the economy, and endorses the government's guidelines for economic and budget policy.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S)
S believes economic policy needs to be redirected with a growth pact, investment in infrastructure, adult education and jobs for young people, and measures that strengthen household finances and welfare, since the government's policy has instead contributed to weak consumption, budget deficits, and weakened welfare.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: approving what the committee proposes and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Abstain 0/0/21/0
Sown reservation
–
No 0/105/0/1
MP
–
Abstain 0/0/18/0
C
–
Abstain 0/0/24/0
L
–
Yes 16/0/0/0
KD
–
Yes 19/0/0/0
M
–
Yes 66/0/0/0
SD
–
Yes 68/0/0/2
Committee proposal
The Riksdag approves the guidelines for economic policy and budget policy that the government proposes.
Thus the Riksdag approves Government Bill 2025/26:100 point 1 and rejects the motions
2025/26:617 by Markus Kallifatides (S),
2025/26:1048 by Jamal El-Haj (-) requests 2-5,
2025/26:1146 by Anders Karlsson (C),
2025/26:2493 by Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M),
2025/26:2496 by Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M),
2025/26:3150 by Malin Danielsson et al. (L) requests 1 and 2,
2025/26:3421 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) request 40,
2025/26:3422 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) request 23,
2025/26:4101 by Magdalena Andersson et al. (S),
2025/26:4108 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V),
2025/26:4110 by Martin Ådahl et al. (C), and
2025/26:4118 by Daniel Helldén et al. (MP) request 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen godkänner de riktlinjer för den ekonomiska politiken och budgetpolitiken som regeringen föreslår.
Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2025/26:100 punkt 1 och avslår motionerna
2025/26:617 av Markus Kallifatides (S),
2025/26:1048 av Jamal El-Haj (-) yrkandena 2-5,
2025/26:1146 av Anders Karlsson (C),
2025/26:2493 av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M),
2025/26:2496 av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M),
2025/26:3150 av Malin Danielsson m.fl. (L) yrkandena 1 och 2,
2025/26:3421 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkande 40,
2025/26:3422 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkande 23,
2025/26:4101 av Magdalena Andersson m.fl. (S),
2025/26:4108 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V),
2025/26:4110 av Martin Ådahl m.fl. (C) och
2025/26:4118 av Daniel Helldén m.fl. (MP) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag approved the government's proposal for guidelines on economic and budget policy in the spring bill.
Uncertainty and unpredictability regarding geopolitical and trade policy developments have led the government to revise forecasts for, among other things, GDP and unemployment compared with the spring bill. As a result, the recovery of the Swedish economy is expected to continue at a slower pace than assessed in the spring bill.
The Riksdag agrees with the government that sustainable economic recovery must be ensured and that Sweden should continue to be built stronger to become more competitive and resilient. The Riksdag also shares the government's assessment that economic policy should focus on three areas: continuing to protect public finances, enabling more jobs in Sweden, and ensuring that effort pays off.
The Riksdag also decided to file the government's written statement in response to the Swedish National Audit Office's audit report on the application of the fiscal policy framework 2025 with the record, thereby closing the matter. The Riksdag also rejected proposals in motions, of which twelve proposals are from the general motion period 2025/2026.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to change the direction of economic policy toward structural reforms that strengthen the economy, increase household purchasing power, protect welfare, and contribute to a safer society. (S) — Reservation 1
Motion 2025/26:2496 — Utökad budgetgranskning av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M)
Motion 2025/26:3150 — Eurooption och färdplan inför 2029 av Malin Danielsson m.fl. (L)
Motion 2025/26:3421 — Klimatanpassning av Sverige 2026 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2025/26:3422 — En grön klimathandlingsplan 2026 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2025/26:4101 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:100 2026 års ekonomiska vårproposition av Magdalena Andersson m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:4108 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:100 2026 års ekonomiska vårproposition av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
Motion 2025/26:4109 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:241 Riksrevisionens rapport om tillämpningen av det finanspolitiska ramverket 2025 av Martin Ådahl (C)
Motion 2025/26:4110 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:100 2026 års ekonomiska vårproposition av Martin Ådahl m.fl. (C)
Motion 2025/26:4118 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:100 2026 års ekonomiska vårproposition av Daniel Helldén m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2025/26:617 — Finanspolitiskt ramverk för klimatomställningen av Markus Kallifatides (S)