Economics
Teslas Hit by 180% Danish Tax on Cars as Green Goals Ditched
- Denmark to tax electric cars like other vehicles by 2020
- Government defends measures arguing they will create jobs
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Denmark will almost triple the price of Teslas as it phases out tax breaks on electric cars.
The country will also make diesel vehicles more attractive by canceling a pollution levy, according to provisions in the 2016 budget draft. The government is defending the measures by saying they will help businesses save money and create more jobs.