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Debt Office Commentary: Long-term conditions for debt management

News 22 September 2023 Publication, Riksgäldskommentar, Debt Office Commentary

Central government debt serves an important purpose in the public economy in a number of ways. While it is difficult to discuss an optimal size for the debt, both a level far too low and high can pose challenges.

For debt management, there are many reasons to analyse the conditions in the long term. For example, because major changes sometimes do not become visible until further ahead in time, but also to see what types of strategy choices can follow from these changes. This commentary therefore considers three scenarios for the progression and management of the debt until 2034, given the current fiscal policy framework and the Debt Office’s guidelines and strategy.

Read the commentary in full here

A Debt Office Commentary is part of a series of essays in which Swedish National Debt Office employees contribute to furthering the understanding of a relevant subject. Debt Office Commentary 3 2023 highlights that the challenge for central government debt management in the coming years will...

Proposed debt management guidelines: Debt Office proposes unchanged steering of government debt for 2024

Press release 22 September 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

The Swedish National Debt Office proposes that the Government keep the current target values for the composition and maturity of the central government debt in place during 2024. However, with a continued low debt, the guidelines for debt management may thereafter need to be adjusted.

Sweden's Central Government Debt August 2023

Publication 7 September 2023 Report – Government debt
Press Release: Surplus for the Swedish Central Government in August 2023

In the report “Sweden’s Central Government Debt”, the Debt Office describes the composition of the central government debt at the end of each month. The Debt Office also gives a monthly report on the net outcome of the central government’s revenues and payments (the net borrowing requirement).

Surplus for Swedish central government in August 2023

Press release 7 September 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 34.3 billion in August. The Debt Office's forecast was a surplus of SEK 2.3 billion. The difference is mainly due to lower payments of electricity price compensation to companies than anticipated.

Compliance with the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities – Q2 2023

Press release 1 September 2023 Financial stability

All systemically important banks and other institutions were compliant with the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) at the end of the second quarter. Today, the Swedish National Debt Office released its quarterly report on MREL compliance.

Report Minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities – Q2 2023

Publication 1 September 2023 Financial stability, Report – MREL
Press release: Compliance with the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities – Q2 2023

In this report, the Debt Office shows how well the systemically important institutions met the set MREL requirements as of the end of the second quarter 2023.

Sweden's Central Government Debt July 2023

Publication 7 August 2023 Report – Government debt
Press release: Surplus for Swedish central government in July 2023

In the report “Sweden’s Central Government Debt”, the Debt Office describes the composition of the central government debt at the end of each month. The Debt Office also gives a monthly report on the net outcome of the central government’s revenues and payments (the net borrowing requirement).

Surplus for Swedish central government in July 2023

Press release 7 August 2023 Central Government Borrowing, Government Debt

Swedish central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 6.5 billion in July. The Debt Office's forecast was a minor surplus of SEK 0.1 billion. The difference is mainly due to higher tax income and lower payments from government agencies than expected. These effects were partly...

Sweden's Central Government Debt June 2023

Publication 7 July 2023 Report – Government debt
Press release: Deficit for Swedish central government in June 2023

In the report “Sweden’s Central Government Debt”, the Debt Office describes the composition of the central government debt at the end of each month. The Debt Office also gives a monthly report on the net outcome of the central government’s revenues and payments (the net borrowing requirement).