Red/Greens don’t fear ‘yellow vest’ demonstrations
The Red/Greens are pushing for an increase in the price of petrol and diesel fuel even though the French government was forced to back down from similar proposals after violent ‘yellow vest’ protests…
MoreWanted: 600 new tax collectors
At least 600 extra tax collectors need to be hired to deal with the ever-growing debt mountain built up by the public, according to the Red/Greens. Following reports that the Tax Department (SKAT) continues…
MoreCarlsberg boss earns $22,000 per day
2018 was a good year for Denmark’s leading executives. A review of the top 25 Danish companies’ annual accounts by financial daily Børsen shows brewing giant Carlsberg’s Cees ’t Hart was the highest…
MoreWatchdog chairman defies calls to quit
The Chairman of the Board at the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) is refusing to bow to political pressure and resign. David Lando, who was appointed to a 2-year term last year, said…
MoreMinister lobbies for organic exports at Nuremberg trade fair
Minister for Food & Environment Jakob Ellemann-Jensen will stress Denmark’s organic credentials when he attends the World Trade Fair for Organic Products in Nuremberg today. Danish exports of organic dairy foodstuffs such as butter, eggs, and milk…
MoreAsia routes provide winter boost for airport
1.97 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in January, 2.3% more than in the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an upturn in growth on long-haul flights to Asia. Airport CEO…
MoreSkiers make dry run on Copenhill
Skiers and snowboarders are this week testing ‘Copenhill’, the artificial ski slope built above a waste plant in Amager, south of Copenhagen The lower half of the slope at the Amager Resource Center…
MorePublic’s debt mountain continues to rise
The Tax Department (SKAT) continues to suffer major difficulties collecting outstanding debt from individuals and businesses. A new report by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Rigsrevisionen), who warned last year that the state’s new…
MoreTax scam investigator could have leaked information
The Tax Ministry fears leading law firm Bech Bruun, hired by the government to investigate the DKK12.7bn tax refund scandal, could have passed on confidential information to other clients implicated in the share…
MoreFlu, heatwave fuel death rate
55,232 people passed away in Denmark last year, the highest number since 2007 and nearly 2,000 more than the previous year, new Statistics Denmark figures show. The number of deaths was particularly high…
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