According to the Ministry of Finance's most recent economic forecast, there have been some signs of recovery in the Swedish economy, but the situation is still very serious. GDP is expected to fall by 6% and the unemployment forecast is 9,3% this year. However, the system of short-term layoffs is expected to counter what would otherwise have been a larger drop in unemployment. “Compared with the most recent forecast in our Spring Fiscal Policy Bill, we have revised the growth forecast for Sweden downwards, but less than feared,” says Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson. Source
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