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New debt collection rules

Since fall 2023, the Debt Agency (Gældsstyrelsen) has been allowed to seize up to 60% of the net income of people indebted to the...

An expert committee proposed 58 support schemes for businesses to be removed

They have been tasked with reducing the annual business support costs by 2 billion DKK. The experts contend that these schemes do not bring...

The municipalities have a Microsoft addiction

In 2023, 98 municipalities spent 538 million DKK on Microsoft products. This marks a 200 million DKK increase since 2018. According to the municipalities,...

2% economic growth in the last three months of 2023

We ended the year with 1.8% growth compared to 2022. However, without the pharma industry contribution, the economy would have declined by 0.1%. 

The business organizations, economic think tanks, and the biodiversity association ask the government to introduce a CO2 tax on agriculture

Dansk Erhverv, SMV Danmark, CEPOS, KRAKA, CONCITO and Danmarks Naturfredningsforening argue that farmers should not be exempt from bearing the green transition cost, as...