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High office costs in central government – major potential for savings
Government agencies have large and expensive offices. The Swedish National Audit Office therefore recommends that the Government steers agencies more clearly towards smaller and less costly office premises. The Government should also consider coordin...
Inadequate tools to combat systematic undeclared work
The Swedish Tax Agency has inadequate tools and powers to counteract complex and systematic undeclared work, according to the Swedish National Audit Office’s audit. These shortcomings risk leading to control-free zones that unscrupulous actors can exploit.
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Increased general government grants during the pandemic fell wide of the mark
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2022, the Government initiated a substantial increase in general government grants for municipalities and regions. The Swedish National Audit Office’s audit shows that these increases did not significantly help to...
We examine the effectiveness and efficiency of central government
Performance audits help the Riksdag to make informed political decisions. In this respect, auditing is about bringing about improvement. However, it is important to note that, at the Swedish National Audit Office, we do not engage in developing society or accountability. Our task is to produce factual material. Robin Travis, Deputy Head of The Performance Audit Department, tells us more about performance audit.
What is performance auditing?Our auditing helps establish trust in government agencies
Every year, we audit government agencies’ annual reports, since they are important for ensuring that the agencies are making correct and effective use of their resources in accordance with decisions by the Swedish Government and Riksdag.
What is financial auditing?
Multifaceted international engagement
The Swedish National Audit Office is involved in extensive international activities, in which we collaborate on the development of standards and help other audit institutions build their operations.
International engagementAccess to facts has never been more important
Our central government agencies deal with important functions in society, on which we all depend, and which must stand up to scrutiny. It is a matter of democratic transparency. And access to facts.
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