Sweden's national reform programme 2016

In April each year Member States submit a national reform programme to the Commission, which reports on implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy in national policies, undertakings implemented and progress achieved over the past year, as well as a description of planned measures. The reporting shall also reflect the overarching priorities for the European semester.

Sweden's National Reform Programme for 2016 is mainly based on the initiatives and reform ambitions proposed by the Government in the Budget Bill for 2016 and the Spring Fiscal Policy Bill for 2016. It also reflects three overall priorities for the European Semester that were adopted at the meeting of the European Council in March 2016:

• A boost to investment,
• a renewed commitment to structural reforms to modernise our economies, and
• pursuing fiscal responsibility.

An appendix to this year's programme also includes contributions received from the social partners, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), regional and local actors and organisations in civil society. The Government has not taken a position on these contributions.