Finance Minister wants DKK2.4bn more in business aid
Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen has proposed an extra DKK2.4bn ($330m) cash injection for the struggling business sector, which has already received DKK7.7bn ($1.15bn) in subsidies and aid packages. He said that even though…
MoreRecord-high corporate tax revenue pre-corona
10 of Denmark’s biggest companies pay a third of all corporate tax income in this country. A new study by right-leaning think-tank Cepos, based on business tax receipts in 2019, shows that Novo…
MoreTrade surplus up
Danish exports increased in January, raising Denmark’s trade surplus to DKK 14.7bn from DKK 11.7bn in December. The latest Statistics Denmark figures showed exports rose by 1% in January, while imports decreased 2%…
MoreCorona party defies group ban
Thousands of people will descend on Copenhagen today for a ‘corona reopening party’ and the authorities, despite the ban on groups of more than five, can do nothing about it. The organisers have…
MoreNew legislation to stop extremist donations
The government, backed by a cross-party majority, has reached agreement on legislation aimed at ‘preventing extremist forces from sending donations to Denmark to undermine democracy, fundamental freedoms and human rights.’ The Immigration Ministry…
MorePoll boost for Conservatives
The Conservatives have cemented their position as the main opposition party in a new poll that suggests they would win nearly 16% of the vote if an election was held today while the…
MoreVirus updates
50,000 more vaccines in March….Long term corona plan within weeks….Vaccinations have cost DKK3.1bn….Infections up… Denmark will be receiving 50,000 more vaccines than expected over the next two weeks after the European Commission reached…
MoreChristiania cannabis dealers ignore lockdown
Although Christiania is officially ’closed for business’ 25 people were arrested in an early morning police raid, Wednesday, and charged with selling cannabis in the ‘free state’. According to the police an information…
MoreUSA, China monitoring Greenland election
Next month’s general election in Greenland, sparked off by a dispute over a new rare earth and uranium mine, is being closely watched by both Washington and Beijing. U.S. news magazine Foreignpolicy.com reports…
MoreInflation stable
Danish inflation remained stable in February but economists fear an increase over the coming months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 0.6 percent year-on-year in February, same as…
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