Løkke’s reforms bearing less fruit than initiatives of former Danish government

Helle Thorning-Schmidt ‘created’ more jobs than the current prime minister, claims a think tank

Lucie Rychla

‘It should pay to work’ is the main credo of the current Danish government, which has accordingly adopted a number of reforms in order to motivate people to seek employment rather than social benefits.

However, the Danish liberal think-tank Cepos claims the effects of these initiatives have so far not been particularly large – especially compared to the results achieved by the former government led by Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Paltry return so far
According to Cepos, Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his team have only ‘created’ 1,300 jobs since they were elected to rule the country last June, while Thorning-Schmidt managed to get about 45,000 people into work over a period of four years.

Mads Lundby Hansen, the chief economist at Cepos, suggests that Rasmussen needs to tackle the current student grant system, promptly increase the age of retirement and abolish the possibility of early retirement, among other measures.

READ MORE: Danish SU twice as high as in other Nordic countries, but for how much longer?

 

TOP STORIES

  • Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    Danish Intelligence Service: Threat from Russia has intensified

    In the internal Danish waters, Russia will be able to attack underwater infrastructure from all types of vessels. The target could be cables with data, electricity and gas, assesses the Danish Defense Intelligence Service

  • Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    Denmark to explore screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic sentiments

    A few weeks after Alex Vanopslagh’s comments about “right values,” the government announced that an expert committee would be established to examine the feasibility of screening citizenship applicants for anti-democratic attitudes.

  • The Future Copenhagen

    The Future Copenhagen

    The municipality plan encompasses building 40,000 houses by 2036 in order to help drive real estate prices down. But this is not the only huge project that will change the shape of the city: Lynetteholmen, M5 metro line, the Eastern Ring Road, and Jernbanebyen will transform Copenhagen into something different from what we know today

  • It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    It’s not you: winter depression is affecting many people

    Many people in Denmark are facing hard times marked by sadness, anxiety, and apathy. It’s called winter depression, and it’s a widespread phenomenon during the cold months in Nordic countries.

  • Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime rates are rising, but people are safer

    Crime in Denmark is increasing for the second consecutive year, but it is more focused on property, while people appear to be safer than before. Over the past year, there were fewer incidents of violence

  • Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Novo Nordisk invests 8.5 billion DKK in new Odense facility

    Despite Novo’s announcement that its growth abroad will be larger than in Denmark, the company announced this morning an 8.5 billion DKK investment for a new facility in Odense. This is the first time the company has established a new production site in Denmark this century.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

Sign up here

Career

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Contact us

Jobs