STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Asylum seekers fleeing Iraq and Syria are straining Sweden's public finances just as the government is likely to cut its estimate for economic growth next year, Finance Minister Anders Borg said on Monday.
Sweden's asylum policy is one of the most generous in Europe. As the costs mount, a populist anti-immigrant party, the Sweden Democrats, has risen in opinion polls before a general election in September.
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