Property owners assessed too much in tax should be reimbursed for the extra amount they have paid, according to a majority in parliament. Tax officials were heavily criticised yesterday for shoddy assessment practices that have seen as many as three out of four properties incorrectly valued since 2003. In some 41 percent of all assessments, the properties were overvalued. For many of the affected owners, the deadline for appealing a tax assessment has passed, but the parties calling for compensation to be paid, none of which are members of the minority coalition government, want people to be able to appeal, regardless of when the assessment took place. The tax minister, Holger K Nielsen (Socialistisk Folkeparti), said doing so would require a law change, and that he had set up a committee to look into the ministry’s options. – Berlingske