Denmark's economy grew by a healthy 3.4 percent last year, with strong production figures for the pharmaceuticals industry in the final months of the year pushing up the final result.
The Danish shipping giant Maersk held meetings with Denmark's tax and maritime authorities to advise them on how best to shield the shipping industry from the OECD's global minimum tax deal, according to a Danish media report.
The number of people without work in Denmark increased in December, the second consecutive month unemployment has gone up, an early indicator from Statistics Denmark shows.
The Danish state raised 128.7 billion kroner in 2022, some 52.4 billion kroner more than the country’s finance ministry expected in calculations made last summer.
An increasing number of households in Denmark find it hard to make ends meet, meaning unforeseen bills and costs can be difficult to pay, according to a media report.
European nations including Denmark are set to feel the pinch of difficult global economic conditions next year, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Next year could see the end of extraordinarily high prices which have become prevalent on Denmark’s consumer market in 2022, according to an updated forecast from the country’s Ministry of Finance.
Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen is scheduled to present a draft budget for Denmark in 2023 on Wednesday. Several elements of the draft budget have been reported ahead of its publication.
