Sohn grilled on property tax
The Socialist People’s Party’s Ole Sohn has again been forced to deny that the opposition has a secret plan to raise property taxes if it gains power at the next election. He dismissed…
MoreNo help from DPP for asylum kids
The Danish People’s Party has flatly rejected the possibility of easing strict asylum policy. Minister of Integration Birthe Rønn Hornbech has invited all parties to resume negotiations about rejected asylum families after it…
MoreWelfare cheats nabbed at airport
The number of unemployed who take a vacation abroad while claiming welfare benefits has risen by 1000% over the past two years. Minister of Employment Inger Støjebrg said she was ‘shocked’ at the…
MoreNew poll: Liberals lose out
The slight increase in support enjoyed by the Liberals after the Prime Minister’s New Year speech has disappeared. A new Megafon poll gives the ruling party just 21.2%, compared to 24.3% in the…
MoreArmed guards needed to fight piracy
Danish merchant ships should be allowed to carry armed guards to ward off attacks from pirates. That was the message from the Danish Shipowners Association, Thursday, after a meeting to discuss the increasing…
MoreTown Council targets G4S
A Copenhagen Town Council majority voted last night to examine the possibility of firing the Danish-British security company G4S after confirmation of the company’s involvement in Israeli settlements deemed unlawful by the UN….
MoreIKEA answers tax questions
IKEA paid DKK47m tax in Denmark last year, the company’s year-end accounts show. The global furniture giant has been forced to come out and defend its international tax policy after it was revealed…
MoreProperty tax high on the agenda
The Socialist People’s Party’s Ole Sohn has been accused of lying about property tax. Although Mr Sohn, touted as a future Business Minister in a left-wing cabinet, has on numerous occasions guaranteed that…
MoreLego steams ahead
Lego continues to grab a greater share of the global toy market, despite the crisis. The Danish toy giant expects record-high earnings and a market share of 5.5% when it publishes its latest…
MoreNews in brief
Slight drop in unemployment / Left will crack down on sex industry / Execution drugs / Shots fired in Amager / Politiken editor dies 200 people may have found work in December but…
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