Mudslinging campaign won’t encourage voters to change their mind
The Social Democrats untiring campaign against the Danish People’s Party’s ‘unfinanced political promises’ worth DKK155bn won’t cause voters to change their political allegiance. Copenhagen University Researcher Rasmus Tue Pedersen said that DPP supporters…
MoreLA eyes DKK19bn in cuts
Ahead of cross-party negotiations for a new stimulus package, the Liberal Alliance (LA) has called for a DKK19bn reduction in taxes and duties and will abolish the punitive 180% car registration duty. Party…
MoreReduction in duties doesn’t mean poorer public sector quality says think-tank
The Liberal Alliance’s demand for a DKK19bn reduction in taxes and duties, to be counter-financed by zero public sector growth, wouldn’t automatically lead to deterioration in public service as claimed by the government…
MoreMillionaire tax on the agenda again
The state would earn an extra DKK900m per year if the government imposed an extra 10% punitive tax on incomes of over a million kroner. The ‘millionaire tax’ was a hot topic during…
MoreChild poverty is on the rise
The Save the Children organisation has called for immediate action to prevent children suffering further social deprivation, after a new survey revealed that more and more youngsters are growing up in poverty. 15.3%…
MoreHousing bubble warning
Economists have warned that there’s now a direct threat of a new housing bubble after seven years of financial crisis. Prices in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, and other parts of the country are rising so…
MoreSocial Democrats put a figure on DPP’s ‘ridiculous’ proposals
In an attempt to halt the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) ever-increasing popularity in the polls, the Social Democrats have encouraged ministries to review, and calculate, what it would cost to implement all the…
MoreForeign Minister welcomes prospect of Ukraine referendum
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard has applauded the Ukrainian government’s refusal to rule out the possibility of a referendum to decide the country’s future status, possibly alongside presidential elections scheduled for May 25. After…
MoreSPP wasn’t responsible enough for government says ex-minister
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) was never mature enough to deal with the responsibility of being a coalition partner, according to former business minister Ole Sohn who quit the party last year and…
MoreConstruction sector predicts manpower shortage
The Danish Construction Association (Dansk Byggeri), an employers’ organisation for approximately 6.000 companies within the Danish building and construction sector, predicts a major shortage of manpower within the near future. Although private companies…
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