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Some of the new government’s measures will put more money in every Dane’s pocket and will matter most for those who have the least. But some of the most consequential initiatives benefit only people with high salaries.

»That’s a lot of money that people with those kinds of salaries get from the middle-tax cut«

SF’s party leader, Pia Olsen Dyhr, said Tuesday that the government platform will increase equality in Denmark. But it also includes a number of measures that pull in the direction of greater inequality. Foto: Jens Dresling
SF’s party leader, Pia Olsen Dyhr, said Tuesday that the government platform will increase equality in Denmark. But it also includes a number of measures that pull in the direction of greater inequality. Foto: Jens Dresling
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Most Danes will be able to feel in their finances that a new government has taken office.

Many will gradually see a difference in everything from the dentist’s bill to supermarket prices and the figures on their tax statement.

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