No more stimulus

Making it easier for all companies to borrow money is better than passing industry-specific stimulus packages, according to the economy minister, Margrethe Vestager.

Her statement came after calls by a number of industries to help along the fledgling recovery by targeting assistance to industries in most need of help.

Vestager said, however, that it was impossible to fine tune aid so it helped at the desired level.

She added that there was currently enough positive economic data to indicate that the recession was winding down and that further stimulus would not be necessary. 

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