A reduction in printed advertising may be costly
Prices on grocery items like milk, beef and orange juice are likely to increase with the government’s plans to introduce a tax on printed advertising, which will be introduced next year. Based on…
MoreEgmont beats its own profit record with screens
The media group Egmont experienced a record year in 2011 that delivered its best-ever accounting result. Despite a drop in turnover, the company’s profit before tax increased by 24 per cent. CEO Steffen…
MorePrinciple programme shows ‘broad alliance politics’
The core beliefs that the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is against NATO, user fees and capitalism are becoming a thing of the past. In a thorough review of its nine-year-old principle programme, the…
MoreAnti-EU lawsuit begins
Opening arguments were heard on Monday in the case of 33 citizens who are suing the government for signing the EU’s Lisbon Treaty without putting it to a public referendum first. The plaintiffs,…
MoreSituation in Afghanistan is ‘on course’
On a visit to the Pentagon military complex outside of Washington, DC, yesterday, Minister of Defence Nick Hækkerup insisted that Denmark would not change its current course in Afghanistan, and Danish soldiers would…
MoreBusiness leaders ask for hefty tax rebate on IT
The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DI) is asking the government to underwrite a 110 per cent business-tax deduction for IT investments in a bid to spark business growth. Making it cheaper to invest…
MoreMaersk boss slated for second heart surgery
Speculation on the future leadership of A.P. Møller-Mærsk ran wild yesterday after it was announced that CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen would undergo another heart surgery and that his sick leave, which has now…
MoreDefence Command knew real number of Iraqi prisoners
An email has been discovered which documents that the Danish Defence Command knew in early 2007 that Danish troops had arrested far more Iraqi prisoners than the government was reporting. The email between…
MoreState reaps millions from unwritten wills
Every year, the state inherits a tidy sum from scores of citizens who die without having written a will and without any close relatives to collect their property. The total take in unclaimed…
MoreNew study puts price on nation’s alcohol problem
Alcoholism is much more than a personal struggle for many people – it is also an enormous expense to taxpayers. According to a new study by the Danish Institute for Health Services Research…
More