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The Government's budget bill for 2021

By Tim [dot] Ekberg [at] rektor [dot] lu [dot] se (Tim Ekberg) - published 25 September 2020
Summary with the new investments.
The figures shows the Swedish Government's investments in higher education and research, in thousands Swedish kronor

The budget bill for 2021 was presented on 21 September. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis was evident in the bill. The investments in the budget are historically large and consist of both increased investments and tax relief.

Most of the investments focus on jobs and welfare, which also includes increased and new investments in our sector. In the autumn, the Government will also present the research and innovation policy bill. This is presented every four years and describes the direction of, and investments in, research for the higher education sector for the next four years. This year’s budget bill also presented the main recipients and framework for these investments.

In total, the Government has allocated almost SEK 1.7 billion for new education investments in 2021. Above is a table showing all new investments at national level. Most investments are for fixed terms, but investments for shortage occupations are permanent. Of these investments, Lund University will receive just over SEK 136 million in 2021. Most of the investments concern efforts to reduce unemployment through an increase in places in education, offering professional development to a greater extent and giving more people the option of outplacement.

The research and innovation policy bill will be presented in October or November. In the bill, the Government describes in detail how much new funding each higher education institution (HEI) will receive. In total, our sector will get an increase of SEK 3.4 billion in 2021. The HEIs will receive a one-off investment in 2021 totalling SEK 500 million. In addition, SEK 720 million will be allocated to the HEIs next year. The increase in permanent basic direct government funding will be further boosted in the coming years and correspond to a rise, in relation to today’s level, of SEK 900 million in 2024.

The budget bill is divided into 27 different expenditure areas. Education and university research are included in expenditure area 16.

Download the budget bill from the Government's web page (in Swedish).

The higher education sector is described in the budget bill, starting on page 133. Lund University is on page 157. The new funding for the research and innovation bill is presented in brief on page 241 as well as page 261 onwards.

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