The political parties all made differing judgements on how large of a war force Sweden needed.
The Social Democrats predicted a sustained and stable period of peace, which did not motivate a strong defence in order to counter surprise attacks.
The Social Democrats believed that Sweden only needed to maintain neutrality in order to deflect foreign aggression.
The proposition on a future defence encountered multiple setbacks during its discussion in the Riksdag, but in 1925, the Social Democratic Sandler Cabinet agreed to a mainly Freeminder-backed proposal which involved a further decreased expenditure cap of 107 million crowns per year, equivalent to roughly 1,3 % of the Swedish GDP.
In 1927, the Navy was starting to focus on lighter units in order to outnumber the heavier armoured cruisers.