Budget
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The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for preparing the parts of the central government budget concerning such areas as financial support for students, education and academic research and liberal adult education.
Expenditure area 15 | Financial support for students | |
Expenditure area 16 | Education and academic research |
14:1 | Grants to liberal adult education | |
14:2 | Grants to interpreter training | |
14:3 | Special initiatives in liberal adult education | |
14:4 | Special educational support |
Appropriation directions for activities in the Ministry of Education and Research’s areas of responsibility
Once the Riksdag has adopted the central government budget, the Government issues appropriation directions for all appropriations. The appropriation directions set out the agencies’ financial conditions and priorities for the direction of activities for the budget year.
Facts
The central government budget comprises some one hundred ‘appropriations’ that describe how much money can be used for a certain activity. The appropriations are divided into 27 expenditure areas.