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In small towns in Sweden, young people guide the use of a 250 thousand kronor budget

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The local government in İsveç asked young people for ideas on how to spend a budget of 250 thousand Swedish kronor.
Residents of the Smedstorp and Lunnarp regions applied for various projects such as an obstacle course and a supermarket.
The most prominent demands of young people include building an obstacle course and reopening the old ICA supermarket.

In the Smedstorp and Lunnarp regions of Sweden, the local government sought the opinions of young people to decide how to allocate a budget of 250 thousand Swedish kronor. Young people living in the area presented highly diverse and creative ideas regarding the use of these funds.

Among the requests received are active sports events such as the construction of obstacle courses (hinderbanor). However, another prominent request is for the reopening of the village's old ICA supermarket, which has been closed for a long time. Young people see the reopening of this idle store as an important step for the region.

The local government's inclusion of children and young people's ideas in budget planning is considered a participatory budgeting model aimed at strengthening the sense of community. It will become clear in the upcoming process which projects the said amount will ultimately be allocated to.