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Anders Vistisen is the Danish People's Party's finance spokesperson. Here he is seen after government negotiations at Hotel Scandic Spectrum in Copenhagen on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Archive photo). Photo: Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix

Right-wing DF opposes government plan to fund lower food VAT

The Danish People’s Party is against the way the government wants to finance its plan to abolish VAT on fruit and vegetables and halve it on all other foods.

Anders Vistisen, the party’s finance spokesperson, tells Jyllands-Posten.

According to the newspaper, the plan is expected to cost 17.4...

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