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Denmark Cuts Coffee, Chocolate Taxes to Ease Inflation

8/24/2025

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Denmark will remove taxes on coffee and chocolate to ease household financial burdens due to rising food prices.
Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen emphasized the measure's role in providing immediate relief.
The tax elimination is projected to lower coffee prices by 5 kroner (€0.66) and cost the treasury around 2.4 billion kroner (€321 million).
Over the past year, chocolate prices rose by over 25%, and coffee prices increased by 35.5%.

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Denmark will remove taxes on coffee and chocolate to ease household financial burdens due to rising food prices.
Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen emphasized the measure's role in providing immediate relief.
The tax elimination is projected to lower coffee prices by 5 kroner (€0.66) and cost the treasury around 2.4 billion kroner (€321 million).
Over the past year, chocolate prices rose by over 25%, and coffee prices increased by 35.5%.