Snap election?
A new opinion poll showing an increase in support for the Liberal Alliance (LA) strengthens the possibility of a snap election, according to leading political analyst Hans Engell. LA leader Anders Samuelsen has…
MorePM on Brexit talks: We need to look after ourselves
Ahead of the Bratislava summit this week Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged his European Union colleagues to ensure the UK doesn’t end up with a competitive edge when it leaves the…
MoreBenefit cap will create social imbalance
The Social Democrats fear the government’s cap on social benefits and the 225-hour work requirement for welfare recipients will create a social imbalance throughout the country as the jobless relocate to cheaper, struggling…
MoreSocial Liberals offer Løkke a helping hand
The centrist Social Liberals have possibly thrown Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen a lifeline by indicating a willingness to support the government’s 2025 economic plan. Party leader Morten Østergaard told Berlingske the main…
MoreProfessors call for boycott of Iraq inquiry
Six leading history professors from universities throughout Denmark have signed an open letter urging academic institutions not to participate in the government’s “historical war inquiry”. The inquiry, set up as a deal between…
MoreLegal inquiry into multi-billion tax refund scandal
Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has welcomed the move to set up an inquiry into his ministry’s conduct during the ‘share dividend scandal’. A report last month revealed that the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT)…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 4th – September 11th 2016
Politics/Economy The government gave the National Tax Authority (SKAT) the go ahead to purchase confident tax details about Danish citizens contained in the so-called ‘Panama Papers’. Tax minister, Karsten Lauritzen, said he’s willing…
MoreGovernment’s tax move could be illegal
The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) has no idea as to whether its move to buy leaked tax details from an anonymous source is legal. The government announced Wednesday that it has given SKAT…
MoreEconomist: Underground economy in Denmark costs more than tax shelters
There may be billions stashed away in foreign tax shelters but it’s ‘peanuts’ compared to the amount the Danish tax authorities miss out on every year from the underground economy in this country,…
MoreTax Authority was warned of scam
The Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) was warned in June 2015 of a possible scam involving share dividend refunds. During a consultation with parliament’s Tax Committee, Thursday, Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen admitted that SKAT…
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