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A higher diesel tax from 2025

The government proposed to increase the diesel tax with 50 øre per liter. At the same time, the equalization tax (udligningsafgiften) that diesel car owners pay...

35 proposals to reform the public school system

A new subject on the school timetable called “Education and jobs” during which the students will do an internship;  30 minutes less per week of...

Religious preachers from outside the European Union have a hard time entering Denmark

Since the “Preachers Act” has been implemented as a reaction to a documentary made in 2016 that shown an imam from the Grimhøjmoskeen in...

Reformed social benefits system from July 2025

A majority in the Parliament agreed to reform the kontanthjælp system. The system has been simplified, as there will be three different social benefits rates(minimum at 6,553...

New conditions added to social benefits (kontanthjælp) from 2025

From the 1st of January 2025, people receiving  kontanthjælp will be subject to  a work obligation, which means that the municipality can send you to...