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Calculations from the Danish Ministry of Taxation show that inequality increases and the state treasury loses billions of kroner if, as planned, higher taxes on expensive electric cars are not implemented at the beginning of the year.

Removing taxes on large electric cars will only benefit the wealthy, not the climate

 A BMW I5 like this one is set to increase by 48,000 kroner in 2026 under current rules, as taxes on electric cars - which have been kept low - are phased in.
A BMW I5 like this one is set to increase by 48,000 kroner in 2026 under current rules, as taxes on electric cars - which have been kept low - are phased in.
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It will have almost no impact on the climate if the state, as planned after the turn of the year, imposes additional registration tax on electric cars costing over 363,000 kroner. The overall sales of electric cars, which Danes have already embraced, will continue to boom.

»It must be expected that eliminating the registration tax for electric cars will have a limited effect on CO2 emissions, as the sale of passenger cars is already expected to consist largely of electric cars under current rules«, writes Tax Minister Rasmus Stoklund (Socialdemokratiet, S) in a series of responses to Parliament.

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