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With the removal of the electricity tax and other tax reductions, the government is now neutralizing the increase in inequality that the introduction of tax cuts in 2023 created. This is shown by new calculations.

Certain group benefits the most from lower electricity tax

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An electricity tax reduction will benefit all Danes, but one group stands to gain the most. This is shown by recent calculations from The Economic Council of the Labour Movement.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet, S), flanked by Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (Venstre, V) and Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Moderaterne, M), announced Wednesday that they plan to remove the electricity tax in 2026 and 2027 with the point that it would benefit all Danes.

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