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A single worker would end up with less money to live on as a result of the government’s announced tax changes if the change in the VAT on food is passed through by only 30 percent.

One particular group will be hit hard if the lower VAT on food is only partially passed through

Foto: Thomas Borberg
Foto: Thomas Borberg

The government has called it a myth that Danish families will end up having to pay more into the public coffers as a result of its policies.

But a new calculation shows that it depends, to a large extent, on how much Danes actually gain from halving the VAT on food and eliminating it on fruit and vegetables.

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