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C AN YOU HAVE your cake and eat it too? Conventional wisdom says no, but with their � rst budg-et plan since the shift of power,

the new Socialdemokraterne-Radikale-Socialistisk Folkeparti (SRSF) coalition appear to be giving it a shot.

Many of the elements of the new budget – which is expected to be re-leased in its entirety on � ursday – will increase state spending at a time when the budget de� cit has increased. But where the money would come from re-mained a mystery.

A number of the new budget items reinstate spending cuts made by the pre-

vious Venstre-Konservative (VK) govern-ment. Here are a few of the major points:

Families: VK limited the state’s monthly child support handouts (bør-necheck) to 35,000 kroner per fam-ily. � at limit has now been abolished, meaning that many families will get larger child bene� ts. � e government will also pay for fertility treatments and voluntary sterilisations.

Welfare: VK and Dansk Folkeparti (DF) introduced specialised welfare pro-grammes that reduced the cash bene� ts for new immigrants. � ose programmes have now been eliminated and going forward all residents in need of state support will receive the same welfare bene� ts.

Higher education and research: Universities will get an extra one billion kroner over two years to cover costs as-sociated with a predicted increase in

the number of students. Moreover, stu-dents will no longer pay administrative fees, and prospective Master’s students will have prerequisite course tuitions paid. � e government will also fund 1,500 more state-supported internship positions.

Infrastructure and job creation: Some 17.5 billion kroner will be in-vested over two years in infrastructure projects, such as a new rail line between Copenhagen and Ringsted, a project to widen the Holbæk motorway, erosion protection e� orts along Jutland’s west coast, and renovations to public hous-ing. Prime minister Helle � orning-Schmidt has said that these ‘kickstart’ projects will create 20,000 new jobs from 2012-2013. � e Danish Construc-tion Association predicts 10,000.

Tax break: � e unpopular ‘mul-timedia tax’ introduced by VK will be

abolished, saving some 525,000 Danes with business laptops and mobile phones 3,000 kroner per year.

Not everyone, however, can look for-ward to a cash infusion. Smokers and junk food lovers will be taxed higher on their vices, while international corporations will also see higher tax bills. SRSF plans to raise revenue by closing a number of tax loopholes going back nearly 20 years that allowed international corporations in Denmark to escape paying corporate taxes (see more on page 15).

All told, the spending increases in the new budget are not as big as the minister of the economy and interior, Margrethe Vestager (R), would like. She noted that VK under-reported the de� cit for 2012, making it imprudent to spend more. But Denmark will still meet the EU’s � nan-cial responsibility benchmarks, despite the larger de� cit, she added.

A new budget to ‘kickstart’ the economySRSF’s � rst budget will spend 17.5 billion kroner on infrastructure and abolish previous taxes and restrictions

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Are you interested in becoming part of one Denmark’s most exciting media workplaces? The Copenhagen Post is on the move, and we’re looking to break into new advertising markets. As maternity cover for one of our current employees, you could become a part of that effort.

This is a full-time, temporary position starting as soon as possible.

We publish a weekly print newspaper (circulation 15,000), operate the website cphpost.dk and have a number of new on-line products in development. Our offices are located in Copenhagen’s Kødbyen district and we offer an international work environment and a social atmosphere.

We seek an experienced B2B and media salesperson who can speak English and Danish. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently, be goal-oriented and capable of seeing opportunities. Your role will be to service existing customers and develop new relations, while at the same time help us open new markets.

We offer a flexible position and the opportunity to work according to your strengths. The position offers a monthly salary with commission and sales incentives.

For more information, please contact sales manager Jørn Olling. Applications with CV should be sent to jorn@cphpost.dk, writing Key Account Manager in the subject line.