Glossary · Chapter 3: How Sweden is governed
budgetproposition
Swedish word. In English: budget bill
The government's proposal to the Riksdag on the state's income and expenditure.
Facts about the word
- Every autumn the government submits a proposal to the Riksdag on the state's income and expenditure. It is called the budget bill. Sverige i fokus s. 12
- The budget shows what policy the government wants to pursue and what the state should prioritise. Sverige i fokus s. 12
- It is the Riksdag that decides how the state's money is to be used. Sverige i fokus s. 12
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The budget bill is the government's proposal on state finances, not a housing list and not a pay request.
The word belongs to Chapter 3: How Sweden is governed in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.