In the final stretch of negotiations, the Radical Party proposes to abandon the "smid selskab" society.

Radikale Party (https://www.dr.dk/news/politics)

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*In the final stages of negotiations, Radikale proposes:* Making a comeback for 'fix-it society'

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Several parties have been in negotiations on next year's budget bill tonight.

Radikale Party intends to introduce a green repair allowance and extend the claims period from two to three years.

- Today, it makes much more sense to buy a new washing machine or dishwasher when the old one breaks down. I think it would make more sense to repair instead, says Nawa on her way to the negotiations.

When Radikale proposes to introduce a green repair allowance, it should be seen as an extension of the service allowance. It is a tax allowance, which can be claimed up to 11,900 DKK for example for cleaning, home repairs, and childcare.

Some parts of the allowance, Radikale proposes to mark for repairs of electronics, clothing, and furniture.

With the same mindset, the party also wants to extend the claims period from two to three years.

- We should not live in a throw-away and fix-it society. We should repair much more,

You can hear Samira Nawa explain the proposal here:

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Several parties have been kicked out

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Radikale Party's proposal is the latest addition to the negotiating table.

The government itself has come up with a series of proposals. For example, the government plans to reintroduce the craftsman allowance. And so, the government will give the municipalities an additional 2.5 billion DKK. After the government's own proposals, there are only 500 million DKK left to negotiate.

The blue opposition came up with ten proposals, but were kicked out of the negotiations two weeks ago. The reason given by the finance minister was that the demands were too high, and the parties were not willing to prioritize them.

Enhedslisten proposed to give more money to pensioners in 2025. They were also kicked out.

SF has proposed to introduce free school meals (https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politics/2024-10-30-sf-demands-free-school-meals-in-all-danish-schools) in all Danish schools. This would cost around 3.3 billion DKK. Radikale Party has proposed to introduce it as a trial.

Apart from that, SF has revived the Conservative Party's proposal to expand the bereavement leave law (https://avisendanmark.dk/politics/sf-revives-proposal-to-expand-bereavement-leave-law-parents-should-not-be-pressured-back-to-work-shortly-after-a-childs-death). This was something the Conservative Party leader, Mona Juul, had discussed with the prime minister in the Folketing chamber at the beginning of the month, where the prime minister responded by commenting on Juul's personal wealth (https://www.dr.dk/news/politics/blue-block-raises-concerns-over-angry-mette-fredersen-not-worth-it).

SF's leader, Pia Olsen Dyhr, was accompanied by education spokesperson Sofie Lippert and finance spokesperson Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen.

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We need to make it to the finish line

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Just SF has also been by the Finance Ministry tonight. They are, along with Radikale and Alternative, the only three parties present at the negotiating table.

DR caught a positive tone from the leader on her way out of the negotiations.

- I think it looks better. It has been long negotiations. At some point, we need to make it to the finish line.

The challenges for them are the two demands they have brought. Here, Pia Olsen Dyhr experiences the government dragging its feet.

- The challenge is, of course, to get the government to give in and put more money on the table. They started with 500 million, we want to press them to spend even more on our common welfare, she says.

In the article, you can read the government's proposals:

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