Denmark: 2012 budget released by the new government banks on reviving the economy and training the young

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nment of Denmark presented its 2012 budget bill, called “Responsibility and Action” and aiming to drive the country to “a new start.” This budget aims to boost employment in the private sector by reviving the economy via a new public investment campaign and a new employment policy going back on the “toughest” measures implemented by the previous government as regards jobseekers, and focusing on youth training. (Ref. 110686)

New employment policy. The government seeks to increase employment

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