Savings drop by DKK5.5bn
The enormous cash wealth held in bank deposits by Danish savers fell by DKK5.5bn in September for no apparent reason. Nykredit economist Johan Juul-Jensen expressed hope that savings have topped and consumers are…
MoreTax Ministry burglaries have never been solved
Thieves broke into the Ministry of Taxation in Copenhagen twice in 2010 and stole 47 computers, around the same time that the ministry was dealing with the Thorning-Schmidt tax ruling. The perpetrators have…
MoreDangerous virus hits Denmark
Dangerous virus hits Denmark The Danish Health and Medicines Authority and National Serum Institute have issued a warning that a very serious diarrhoea virus, VTEC 1057, a strain of E. coli bacteria which…
MoreTax Minister spread Kinnock gay rumours
Former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the Taxgate commission today that he couldn’t see anything wrong in passing on homosexual rumours concerning Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s husband, Stephen Kinnock, to his spin-doctor…
MorePM stands firm on unemployment cuts
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is refusing to back down on plans to cut unemployment benefits but said the government would keep a ‘watchful eye’ on those unemployed who risk losing their entitlement in…
MoreLeft-winger makes comeback
Controversial Socialist People’s Party MP Özem Cekic, fired by former leader Villy Søvndal before summer for refusing to vote for the government’s tax reform bill, has been handed a political comeback as the…
MoreDenmark is the easiest place to do business in Europe
Companies looking for a smooth way to set up and run their new business should choose Denmark as their destination – for the second year in a row, the World Bank has ranked…
MoreNew poll shows gains for government
The Socialist People’s Party leadership battle and subsequent cabinet re-shuffle have given the government a slight Autumn boost. The Social Democrat/Social Liberal/ SPP coalition has gained a potential five seats in a new…
MoreVoters only interested in domestic issues
What political issues concern Danes most? Well, it isn’t Afghanistan, development aid, EU policy, or combating terror according to a new Epinion poll for DR2 News, which shows that voters in this country are…
MoreNew document muddies Taxgate waters
Stephen Kinnock’s tax affairs continue to cause problems for his wife, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Documents released by the specially appointed Tax Commission show that in 2009 the couple’s accountant, Frede Holm, attempted…
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