Aid billions lost: Swedish NGOs fear unused aid earmarked for refugees will end up in state coffers, like last year

Last year, unused aid funds earmarked for refugees arriving in Sweden remained in the state coffers rather than being transferred back to the aid budget, causing a SEK 2.1 billion drop in Swedish aid, according to the NGO platform Concord Sweden. NGOs worry that the Swedish government is doing the same this year and that Swedish aid could drop further. (Updated)