The Danish Ministry of Taxation has announced the government's plans for the first phase of green tax reform as part of efforts to reduce emissions by 70% by 2030. Planned measures of the reform include:
- An increase in the energy tax by DKK 6 per gigajoule (GJ) for all businesses, resulting in the following rates:
- DKK 10.5 per GJ for businesses in general (up from DKK 4.5);
- DKK 7.5 per GJ for businesses in the agriculture and horticulture industry (up from DKK 1.5); and
- DKK 6.0 per GJ for …