[belorn]

Here in Sweden we had the national election last year.

I saw exactly zero news articles which covered the budget. Not a single one. Almost every single topic that bubbled up on national news, in debates, and on social media involved identity politics. Immigration, gender, religion, and then some climate on the side. The only political party in Sweden that still talk a bit about taxes is the one furthest on the left, and that mostly because capital tax has been their consistent talking point for about as long as the party has existed.

[deogeo]

Budget and tax policy can easily be changed, but demographic changes from immigration are irreversible, so it is understandable they draw more attention.