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New tax

The government proposed a new tax on snus (nicotine bags). If passed, the cans with 20 nicotine bags will be 11 dkk more expensive. 

Driverless buses in Slagelse

The country’s first driverless bus ran its first trip in Aalborg (2019), but it was a fixed route. The driverless buses run in the...

3D pedestrian crossing

3D pedestrian crossing in Aarhus, starting this autumn. Why? To make them more visible.  

People’s debt

On average, every person in Denmark has a debt to the state of 105,000 dkk. In total, over 142 billion dkk (1.1 million people have debt)....

Police fines

The National Debt Agency has received permission to deduct the speeding tickets and other police fines (unpaid) from your salary. 40,000 people with unpaid police fines...