DenmarkDen danske økonomi og arbejdsmarkedet 2 · The Danish economy and labour market

How are most welfare services in Denmark paid for?

In the exam (Danish)

Hvordan bliver de fleste velfærdsydelser i Danmark betalt?

  1. aBy the whole population together, through taxes and dutiesAf hele befolkningen i fællesskab gennem skatter og afgifterCorrect answer
  2. bBy the users themselves, every time they use a serviceAf brugerne selv, hver gang de bruger en ydelse
  3. cBy private insurance, which every citizen must buyAf private forsikringer, som hver borger skal købe

Why?

Welfare in Denmark is paid for jointly through taxes and duties. In many other countries it is paid for more through social contributions from employees and employers.

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Source

Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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