Posted on 25. Jun, 2012 in: News

Red/Greens won’t unseat the government

Despite the Red/Green’s threats there’s little prospect of them unseating the minority government and paving the way for the opposition – and especially the arch-enemy of the left-wing, the Danish People’s Party leader…

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Posted on 25. Jun, 2012 in: News

Countries band together to indict Syrian regime

Denmark has joined a group of countries hoping to indict the Syrian regime at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal said it’s ‘crucial’ that anybody responsible for flagrant…

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Posted on 25. Jun, 2012 in: News

Fat, sugar duties to stay

The Liberals have failed to persuade the government to drop the contentious duty to be  imposed on products with high sugar and fat content, part of the tax reform programme. Friday’s agreement between…

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Posted on 25. Jun, 2012 in: News

Government eyes EU rebate – UK gets millions from Denmark

Minister for the Economy Margrethe Vestager said she’s ‘pretty sure’ that Denmark will receive a billion-kroner rebate from the EU’s 2013-2020 budget, money that’s already earmarked to finance tax relief in the government’s…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2012 in: News

IMF pushes for a full European monetary union

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, presented a controversial proposal of six points in Luxembourg last night at a meeting of the 17 Euro-area countries’ economic and finance…

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Posted on 22. Jun, 2012 in: News

Municipal budget cuts affect vulnerable citizens the most

Socially disadvantaged people have been hit disproportionately hard by municipal budget cuts, according to the Council for the Socially Disadvantaged based on figures from Statistics Denmark. On average, budgets have been shaved by…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in: News

Pharma companies exposed for evading taxes

The tax authority Skat has discovered 15 small and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies that have evaded paying taxes amounting to DKK70m. Most of the discrepancies are due to ‘entertainment expenses’ that were improperly deducted…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in: News

Organics action-plan gets a boost

With a goal of doubling the organic area by 2020, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has increased funding for the government’s action-plan for organics being developed with the far-left Red/Green Alliance….

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in: News

Søvndal’s private jet cost taxpayers DKK270,000

Minister for Foregn Affairs Villy Søvndal, who said in 2009 that his predecessor Lene Espersen must have been suffering from sunstroke when she spent DKK180,000 of taxpayers’ money on a private jet to…

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Posted on 21. Jun, 2012 in: News

Tax Minister extends olive branch to Liberals

The waters of the government’s tax reform negotiations were muddied even more, Thursday, when Tax Minister Thor Möger Pedersen said the Liberals are ‘more than welcome’ to return to the negotiating table. The…

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7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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