National Audit Office Critical of Sweden's Armed Forces

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The Swedish National Audit Office has examined the Armed Forces' resource management and how logistics and healthcare are managed. The results are critical on several points. Among other things, it is difficult to know whether the money for the Armed Forces is being used in the most efficient way.

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The Defense Forces receive sharp criticism in two new surveys from the National Audit Office. The Armed Forces has been affected because the structure of logistics and medical care has taken longer than necessary.

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The Swedish Armed Forces have been allocated hundreds of billions of kronor in new appropriations in recent years. The money is being spent, but the authority is unable to show how it is prioritizing, the Swedish National Audit Office states in a new report. “There is a lack of evidence to determine whether the Swedish Armed Forces’ priorities are the most cost-effective,” says Marcus Pettersson, project manager for the review.

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The National Audit Office is criticizing the Swedish Armed Forces in two new audits. "Development has been slower than it otherwise could have been," says Sascha Sohlman, report author for one of the audits.