Her government Swedish It plans to reduce the value of value (VAT) to food to half to 6%, its budget for 2026 to help households and the economy more broadly, Prime Minister Ulvis Christrson said today at a press conference. Growth has been swallowed amid uncertainty associated with customs duties, with households and businesses hesitating to spend even though there has been a series of interest rate cuts.

Vice President of the Government Eba Bush said the VAT reduction would be temporary and will be valid from April 2026 to December 2027.

“It is a reform that will have the greatest impact on households that have gone through more difficult,” he wrote on the social networking platform X. The right -wing government coalition said last week that the 2026 budget of an election year will include 80 billion of non -funding. Economy. The government, which provides an increase of 0.9% of GDP this year and an increase of 3.0% in 2026, will submit a budget plan to parliament on September 22.

Analysts have said that they are likely to include income tax cuts and taxation of companies, as well as non -funded costs.