Budgetpromenaden

Budgetpromenaden, or the budget walk, is a traditional biannual procession when the Swedish finance minister walk with a copy of the budget bill from the Ministry of Finance to the Riksdag (the Parliament), a distance of 400 metres (440 yd). The minister is followed by a large gathering of journalists and various political activists and is usually given extensive media coverage. Sometime minor incident occur, like in April 2001 when a 21-year old threw a cake on then finance minister Bosse Ringholm.

Budgetpromenaden

Budgetpromenaden, or the budget walk, is a traditional biannual procession when the Swedish finance minister walk with a copy of the budget bill from the Ministry of Finance to the Riksdag (the Parliament), a distance of 400 metres (440 yd). The minister is followed by a large gathering of journalists and various political activists and is usually given extensive media coverage. Sometime minor incident occur, like in April 2001 when a 21-year old threw a cake on then finance minister Bosse Ringholm.