Budget for the Ministry of Agriculture´s areas
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, foodstuffs and Sami affairs are some of the areas with which the Ministry of Agriculture works.
Expenditure areas
The Ministry of Agriculture´s activities largely extend over the expenditure area:
- Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries under expenditure area 23.
The Government proposes a range of measures for entrepreneurs so as to strengthen Swedish competitiveness and create the conditions for more jobs in more companies. These measures are also important for the development of land-based industries. For fiscal year 2009, the Government wants to allocate SEK 17 billion to the activities for which the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible. The table below shows the distribution between the different areas of responsibility.
The 2009 budget proposal for the Ministry of Agriculture´s areas of responsibility |
|
|---|---|
SEK million |
|
The 2009 Budget |
|
Green industries (forestry, agriculture, fisheries) |
9 507 |
Animal health, animal welfare and game management |
490 |
Food |
268 |
Rural areas |
5 361 |
Sami affairs* |
99 |
Education and research |
1 892 |
Total |
17 617 |
*including the Sami Parliament under expenditure area 1 Governance |
