The government will give 4.5 billion kroner in food vouchers to vulnerable Danes.

The Danish government will provide 4.5 billion DKK in food vouchers to struggling Danish citizens

Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen (S) cannot yet say how much each individual will receive, or who exactly will receive the check.

The government plans to aid selected groups with a food voucher. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

By Line Gjerlev Hobel ([email protected] ) 26 minutes ago

If it is up to the government, pensioners, people outside the workforce, and low-income families with children can look forward to receiving a "helping hand" in the form of a food voucher, as stated by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) in her New Year's speech.

However, who will exactly receive a share of the 4.5 billion DKK that the government will use for the voucher, is still unknown. However, the government's intention is to help those who "in a very high degree" feel that it has become expensive to shop.

This is what Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen (S) tells DR.

- We are in a situation where when shopping, everyone feels that it is enormously expensive, and it applies especially to those people who do not have much on their bank account or have small incomes.

- It is pensioners, people outside the workforce, and low-income families with small incomes. It is them who are in a very high degree feel it more than anyone else, says Wammen, who therefore believes it is most fair to help these groups.

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The voucher will not solve all problems

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It is indeed the government that sets up the possibility that it is these population groups who should receive the food voucher, but who in the end will end up receiving money, is still unknown.

It will be negotiations with the parties in the Folketing, which begin today, that will decide. The first party that is invited is the Red-Green Alliance.

- We must hear what the different parties have to say about it, says the finance minister, who hopes to be able to reach a quick agreement.

First, one will be able to see who and how much each individual will receive.

And even though we still do not know who will receive a share of the 4.5 billion DKK, you should not necessarily expect that all of your problems will be solved if you are one of the lucky ones.

- The food voucher will not solve all challenges, it is a helping hand and should be seen in the context of what we otherwise do from the government's side, says Nicolai Wammen.

The finance minister will not personally set a number on how much money there will be, before one can really feel the help in one's household budget.

- It is too early yet to set a number. It is important to say, it is a helping hand. It will not solve all problems, he says.

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