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Tax the energy companies

Following the call from the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Enhedslisten and SF are asking for a special tax on...

Postpone the payment for your energy bill

The government proposed a loan scheme that will allow you to postpone part of the payment for your energy bill over the next five years. You...

32 million DKK from the tobacco industry to clean up cigarette butts

An executive order from the Ministry of Environment obliges cigarette manufacturers to pay 32 million DKK yearly to the municipalities for clean-up of cigarette butts from...

New agreement for teacher education

A broad political majority agreed to a series of measures to improve the teacher education. Why? Too few people apply to become teachers and out of...

European Union measures to lower the price of electricity

Ursula Von der Leyen, EU Commission President, proposed to tax the sellers of electricity and then use the money collected to give energy subsidies...