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It’s never been better to go shopping in Sweden

The Swedish krona is losing value. 100 Swedish krona is equal to 65 Danish kroner. So if you go shopping in Sweden, you can...

We are very close to reaching 3 million employed people in Denmark

Despite continuous warnings from economists that the economy and therefore employment will slow down, Denmark is very close to breaking an employment record. As...

The government found 16 billion DKK more in the state treasury

The money has been discovered after new calculations from the “economic discretion” fund for 2030. The “economic discretion” represents money that is not yet...

Who gets too much money in the public sector and who gets too little?

According to a leaked report made by the “Salary Committee” (Lønstrukturkomitéen), it appears that doctors and engineers earn more than they should, while pedagogues...

Each municipality needs to reduce (on average) their administration spending by 7.1 million DKK

While municipalities got a 2.4 billion DKK boost for the “service framework” (schools, elderly, public transport, etc.), they need to save 700 million DKK...