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Prime minister Mette Frederiksen. Denmark's salary package is just one out of many swift decisions taken by the government over the past weeks (Photo: Nordic Council of Ministers)

Denmark: How a 'high-tax' state responds to coronavirus

by Mie Olsen, Copenhagen and Silkeborg,

A week ago (Sunday 15 March), Danish companies could breath a small sigh of relief, as prime minister Mette Frederiksen announced a new economic help package.

The package was negotiated between the government and social partners in a record time of just 24 hours.

It offers to cover 75 percent of employee salaries in businesses under budget pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic. For staff paid by the hour, the maximum coverage is 90 percent.

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Mie Olsen is a Danish freelance journalist and writer specialising in EU-affairs, climate stories and macroeconomic reporting.

Prime minister Mette Frederiksen. Denmark's salary package is just one out of many swift decisions taken by the government over the past weeks (Photo: Nordic Council of Ministers)

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Mie Olsen is a Danish freelance journalist and writer specialising in EU-affairs, climate stories and macroeconomic reporting.

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