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Social policy of Sweden is based on the assumption that all citizens regardless of the origin and the status of property should have equal access to education, health, cultural, etc. Sweden through the budget earmarked for social 27% of its GDP, one of the highest levels in the world. In Sweden the state budget and private companies spend on research 4% of GDP, which gives in this regard, first place in the world [8]. Characteristic for Sweden is to finance health care and pensions from taxation, and additional social security. In Sweden, 6.5% of the population and 3% of children live below the poverty line. Sweden takes 6 place in the world in terms of HDI, the index of social development, and 1 place in terms of HPI, social indicator of poverty.

In Sweden work very powerful trade unions, which include 80% of employed; They keep observance by employers of employment contracts and general principles prevailing in Sweden, for example, the principle that they should be exempt from the least senior employees.