Two weeks into Denmark's budget negotiations, the government's support parties are worried that the government is setting aside the green ambitions it came into power with. We spoke to Ruben Kidde, green spokesman for the Social Liberal party.
The main aim of the 2021 budget in Denmark will be to get the country’s economy back on track following the coronavirus crisis, finance minister Nicolai Wammen has said.
The new Social Democrat government presented its first budget proposal on Wednesday. We take a look at elements which could be particularly relevant for foreign residents.
Border checks on Denmark’s frontier with Germany, which have been in place since early 2016, are not financed in the current form of next year's budget, the Danish People's Party has said.
A local committee of the libertarian Liberal Alliance party wants leader Anders Samuelsen to exit the coalition government after expected tax cuts were not delivered.
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has decided not to continue pursuing a parliamentary majority for a tax plan that would have delivered lower rates to high-end earners.
Marcus Knuth, spokesperson for immigration issues with the governing Liberal (Venstre) party, says all refugees granted asylum in Denmark should be returned to their home country once it is considered to be safe, regardless of employment status.
Danish People’s Party (DF) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has said suggestions by coalition party Liberal Alliance that it will not vote for a budget agreement are ‘grotesque’.
The three parties in Denmark’s coalition government reached agreement with parliamentary ally the Danish People’s Party (DF) over a new budget late on Friday.
The government’s aim of securing tax cuts and a new budget by the new year has been put in doubt by parliamentary ally the Danish People's Party, which has made demands over the structure of the deal, as well as over immigration.
Opposition parties as well as government ally the Danish People’s Party (DF) have criticised the government for a lack of detail in its proposed budget.
Denmark’s opposition Social Democrats have said that the new fiscal plan presented by the government on Thursday does not do enough for the country’s social welfare system.
The Danish government on Friday reached an agreement with the Danish People’s Party, Liberal Alliance and the Conservatives on the nation’s operating budget for 2017.
As part of its 2016 budget, the Danish government reduced the limit for registration tax on new vehicle purchases from 180 to 150 percent. The Local takes a closer look at why buying a car in Denmark is so expensive and what the tax reduction means for motorists.
Following the 2016 budget announcement on Thursday, opposition parties were quick to criticize cuts to education, the environment and developmental aid while Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl was accused of breaking election promises by his party’s supporters.
Denmark’s first tent camp for refugees is expected to open this weekend as the nation faces criticism for diverting international development funds to deal with asylum seekers within the country.
The Venstre government landed its first budget agreement on Thursday, with new large investments in healthcare and cuts to education, development aid and environmental initiatives.
