DR reports that the government and Dansk Folkeparti have entered the decisive final stretch of negotiations on a tax reform, with a cut of at least two kroner per litre on petrol and diesel on the table.
According to DR, several central sources say the tax talks have moved into a decisive end phase. The reform would abolish the mellemskat and the so-called top-top-skat, and lower corporate tax.
DR notes that the talks intensified while public attention was on Volodymyr Zelensky’s two-day visit to Denmark. The broadcaster also reports that it is DF, and not the four other blue parties, that stands to deliver the majority.
Venstre, Konservative, Liberal Alliance and Danmarksdemokraterne have attended only two negotiating meetings with tax and growth minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt (M). A third meeting was cancelled on Tuesday, according to DR’s information.
What is on the negotiating table
It is exactly one week since DF presented its demand to the government. The party asked for petrol and diesel to become at least two kroner cheaper per litre for at least a year, and DR reported that DF puts the cost at a little over 3 billion kroner.
Nyheder24 reports that the government’s reform would also cut corporate tax from 22 to 19 percent. The same outlet reports DF finance spokesman Anders Vistisen saying the party would look at parts of the financing, including reduced SU for students living at home.
On the income tax side, Lovguiden reported on 28 September 2026, citing the Ministry of Tax and Growth, that abolishing the mellemskat would benefit around 619,000 people by an average of 7,200 kroner a year from 2030. The measure was put at about 2.5 billion kroner, with financing not published at that point, and Engel-Schmidt wanted the blue parties to bring the change forward to 2027.
Kristeligt Dagblad reports that the government is pursuing an agreement with DF outside the other blue parties, with lower fuel taxes as a possible concession. Information has examined how Denmark would still reach its 2030 emissions target if the fuel demand is accepted, citing economist Michael Svarer.
Why the government needs blue votes
Per DR, the government needs votes from the blue bloc because Enhedslisten and Alternativet will not back the proposed tax cuts. Those two parties are still negotiating the finanslov, the state budget, with the government.
DR also reports that the four other blue parties are demanding extra billions of kroner for tax cuts at the bottom of the income scale. The government parties question why those parties should be paid to vote for tax cuts they already support.
What the tax reform could mean for internationals’ pay and fuel bills
Anyone taxed in Denmark pays into the same bracket system, regardless of passport. The mellemskat is a middle bracket applied above a set income threshold, while the top-top-skat is an extra layer on the highest incomes, both sitting on top of ordinary income taxes in Denmark. Changes to brackets show up in monthly pay through the forskudsopgørelse, the preliminary tax assessment at skat.dk, which you can use a Danish tax calculator to sanity check.
Nothing has been signed, and neither DR nor the other outlets report a start date for a fuel tax cut or the final size of the income tax changes. A reduction in fuel taxes would apply at the pump to all drivers in Denmark, including foreign residents, while the ministry figure of 7,200 kroner on average applies from 2030 to the roughly 619,000 people the mellemskat affects. The financing is still open, and the SU element flagged by Nyheder24 would, if adopted, concern students living at home.
