Published 4 August 2021 at 09.51
Domestic. Increased costs mean that the police forecast a financial deficit of SEK 500 million for 2021.
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According to police sources to Dagens Nyheter, the harsh savings requirements that result from the deficit can affect both the work against organized crime and the local law enforcement work.
According to the police, the deficit is mainly due to the number police employees have increased slightly faster than expected.
The pandemic has also meant increased costs for the police border surveillance assignments and increased a holiday pay debt, according to the police.
The deficit is forecast at SEK 500 million for the full year 2021, which in the so-called appropriation credit.
In the budget document 2022-2024, the police authority has shown the government the need for long-term conditions to become just over 38,000 employees by 2024. The same budget document also requests resource reinforcements to invest in new technology to develop law enforcement.
To curb cost developments somewhat, greater restraint is applied to replacement recruitment and some investment push s forward in time something. However, there is no general stoppage of employment or overtime, according to the police.