Swedish National Audit Office
Independent auditing contributes to effective central government activities.
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Dental care subsidy eroded by rising prices
The central government allocates about SEK 8 billion annually to the dental care subsidy scheme. The Swedish National Audit Office’s audit shows that the dental care subsidy needs to be reviewed so that the money better benefits patients.
Unnecessarily complicated processes for Swedish humanitarian aid
Allocation of humanitarian aid by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) is based on where needs are most urgent, but takes an unnecessary amount of time and resources. In addition, Sida’s decision-making process is not always entirely c...
Risk of inadequate budgetary discipline and unsustainable public finances
In its Budget Bill for 2026, the Government has announced a fundamental change to the fiscal policy framework. The Swedish National Audit Office recommends that the Government consider other alternatives, as the announced changes risk leading to weak...
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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