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Svantesson Adviser Warns of “Eroded Norms”

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • John Hassler, an economics professor and adviser to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, says Sweden’s fiscal policy safeguards have been eroded.
  • Hassler also criticizes the timing of politicians’ spending initiatives, while Svantesson says the government has a plan.
  • Hassler describes the situation as a form of “intellectual regression.”

John Hassler, an economics professor at Stockholm University and an adviser to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, says Sweden’s fiscal policy safeguards have been “eroded.” He also calls the timing of politicians’ many spending initiatives “completely unacceptable.”

We have a plan.

· Elisabeth SvantessonThe finance minister’s response to John Hassler’s criticism of fiscal policy and the timing of political spending initiatives.

Svantesson pushes back, saying: “We have a plan.” Hassler remains irritated, describing what has happened as “some sort of intellectual regression.”

It has become some sort of intellectual regression.

· John HasslerHassler’s criticism of the direction of fiscal policy.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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