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Higher interest rate

From September 9th, the Danish National Bank has raised the interest rate from -0,1% to 0.65%. If you have a variable loan, you will pay more...

Erase the debt

The people in Denmark have a total debt of 152 billion DKK to the Danish state. For example, speeding fines, old SU loans and...

Changes to the property tax

From 1st January 2024, the yearly amount you pay in property tax (Ejendomsværdiskatten - Property value tax and Grundskylden - land tax) will change....

10 tips to save energy

Take shorter and colder showers (if you reduce your shower time with hot water from 15 to 5 minutes, you can save 5.000 DKK/year).  Avoid...

Changes in the advertisement of the gambling industry

The government has proposed to ban famous actors and athletes from appearing in ads that promote gambling.