Denmark risks an extra bill of 750 million kroner for a deal that undermines the climate and rewards the wealthiest. Instead, the help could have been targeted at motorists in need.

They call themselves Denmark’s greenest government. But a new tax deal is poison for the green transition

Fotocollage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Jens Dresling/Magnific

The government and the Danish People’s Party may well pride themselves on deft political craftsmanship with a tax deal that has shut the other parties in the blue bloc out of the room.

But cutting taxes on gasoline and diesel by two kroner while at the same time keeping taxes on the most expensive electric cars ultra-low is a truly poor solution. Also for the people it was meant to help.

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