Tax authorities target social fraud
Denmark has become a nation of snitches. New figures show a dramatic increase in anonymous tip-offs over suspected social welfare fraud, or ‘moonlighting’ (work with no tax or VAT paid), with nearly 10,000…
MoreSPP leader puts together new team
New Socialist People’s Party leader Pia Olsen Dyhr has put together her new team of spokespersons after the party’s dramatic resignation from government. Ms Olsen Dyhr has also assumed the job of policy…
MoreSocialists still have government ambitions
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) is ready to become part of a centre-left government again in the future, but only if certain conditions are met. Despite the problems of the past two years,…
MoreMassive potential for offshore sector
Denmark’s offshore business continues to grow but there’s still potential for more. The latest figures show that that the offshore sector turned over DKK110m in 2012, a 26% increase since 2010, with no…
MoreDanish shipping companies hit the jackpot
Danish shipping’s contribution to Denmark’s balance of payments reached a record-breaking high in 2013, new figures from Statistics Denmark show. From the Danish Shipowners Association: Despite the economic crisis, the Danish shipping industry…
MoreBusiness shorts
Fraud Squad investigates Danske Bank / Maersk Ship loses hundreds of containers / ISS aims for stock-market listing Danske Bank: The Danish Fraud Squad (Bagmandspolitiet) has launched an investigation into Danske Bank’s brokerage…
MoreLet the public sector go private says Productivity Commission
Private firms and companies should be allowed to run schools, colleges, business schools, and kindergartens, according to the latest report by the Productivity Commission, published Monday, which claims taxpayers get more for their…
MorePolitical disagreement about privatisation recommendations
The centre-right opposition has warmly embraced the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to allow private companies to run kindergartens, schools and elderly care homes, but the proposal was immediately shot down by the far-left Red/Green…
MoreConfidence in Finance Minister takes a dip after DONG controversy
Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon’s prominent role in the DONG sell-off to Goldman Sachs has serious damaged his approval rating. In a new YouGov survey for free daily MetroXpress, Mr Corydon, previously one of…
MoreBusiness Minister has no fears for NETS sell-off
Business & Growth Minister Henrik Sass Larsen said last night there’s no reason to believe that any foreign buyer of NETS, the digital electronic payment and information company, would violate Danish legislation concerning…
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