Chairman of the Liberal Party Troels Lund Poulsen proposes cutting two percentage points from development aid to finance security and welfare. (Archive photo). Photo: Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/Ritzau Scanpix
Venstre to cut billions from development aid
Venstre’s chairman, Troels Lund Poulsen, proposes lowering Denmark’s development aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of Gross National Income (GNI). This change would free up approximately 6.5 billion DKK to be reinvested in welfare and security. Poulsen clarified that aid to Ukraine will not be reduced,...
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