Swedish govt promises spending spree ahead of 2018 election
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* Budget boost for police, armed forces, welfare services * Govt forecasts growth of 3.1 pct in 2017, 2.5 pct next year * Sees public finance surplus of 1.0 pct/GDP in 2017, 0.9 pct 2018 (Adds Fin Min comment, background, detail) STOCKHOLM, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sweden`s centre-left government on Wednesday promised a 43.8 billion crown ($5.52 billion) splurge ahead of next year`s election to spread the benefits of a booming economy more widely across society. Pensioners, schools and welfare services are the biggest winners in the minority coalition`s 2018 budget, which critics say risks overheating an economy already firing on all cylinders thanks...