Swedish Agency for Public Management
The Agency for Financial and Public Management[a] (Swedish: Statskontoret) is a central government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Sweden. On 1 July 1998, the agency was established as the Swedish Financial Management Agency (Swedish: Ekonomistyrningsverket).[4] However, on 1 January 2026, the former Agency for Public Management was merged into Ekonomistyrningsverket and the agency then changed its name to Statskontoret.[5][6]
Purpose
The agency works to promote a well-functioning and efficient system of central government administration and sound management of public funds. Its responsibilities include:[7]
- Analysing and evaluating central government governance and activities.
- Promoting good administrative practice and anti-corruption efforts.
- Developing central government financial management and reporting.
- Developing the government-wide IT system Hermes.
- Producing forecasts for the central government budget and public finances.
- Functions as the Swedish national audit authority of EU funds.
See also
- Private
- Government
- Government finance
- Central bank ("Sveriges Riksbank")
- Currency ("krona", "kronor" in plural)
- List of Swedish government enterprises
- Monetary policy of Sweden
- Ministry of Finance
- Swedish National Institute of Economic Research
- Spending
- Agencies, unions
- Energy policy
- Government finance
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Footnotes
References
- ^ Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (12th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2024. p. 60. ISBN 978-91-527-6803-7.
- ^ Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (in Swedish) (6th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdep., Regeringskansliet. 2002. p. 45. ISBN 9138319357. SELIBR 8450358. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008.
- ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1572. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- ^ "Utredningen om bildandet av en ekonomistyrningsmyndighet (Fi 1997:15)". Riksdagen (in Swedish). 29 April 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Förordning (2025:681) med instruktion för Statskontoret". Riksdagen (in Swedish). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Utgiftsområde 2. Samhällsekonomi och finansförvaltning" (PDF). Riksdagen (in Swedish). 2 January 2026. p. 67. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "About Statskontoret". Statskontoret.se. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
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