Denmark report: strict immigration regulations save ‘billions’
A new report from the Danish government has claimed that strict immigration policies save billions of euros each year.
Iceland FinMin ‘not expecting big tax hikes’
No big changes are expected to the Icelandic tax system over the next year — although it is not yet possible to be totally certain. So said Mini...
Report: most Danes support “sin taxes”
The majority of Danes think that taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and junk food should be higher, according to a new report.
Iceland urged to ditch flying tax plan
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has sent the Icelandic parliament a strongly-worded letter in which its CEO urges the government to...
Higher alcohol and fuel prices for Iceland
The price of alcoholic drinks and petrol and diesel are set to increase from 1st January as another tax hike takes hold. Weary Icelandic consumers can...
Iceland reveals tax and unemployment benefit figures
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour has paid some 29,000 people over ISK 25 billion (USD 223 million) in unemployment benefit in the last year. That...
Another Danish tax office looted
Danes who feel they are being robbed by the taxman may smiled wryly upon hearing about a burglary this week in Copenhagen. At least 15 PC computers we...
Healthcare cuts in rural Iceland: a case study
Next year’s proposed health budgets in Iceland are causing a headache for all involved: from politicians and doctors, to pensioners and regional...