Reduce Full-Time Positions in the State by One Percent

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Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, announces a deficit-free budget starting next year and a larger surplus than was expected in the fiscal plan for the next five years. The presentation was held in the shadow of rising inflation, which is now 5.4 percent, and the likelihood of policy rate hikes has increased more than ever. This is the first deficit-free budget that has been announced since 2018. "First and foremos…

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Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has presented a fiscal plan for the years 2027–2031. It states that the treasury's deficit will be stopped in 2027 and the public sector debt ratio will be systematically reduced during the period. Among the efficiency measures he announces is a reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions in the state by one percent.

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Reduce the number of full-time positions in the state by 200, or 1%, next year.