Military expenditures are to be financed: Denmark abolishes public holidays

The deletion, which Parliament decided at the end of February, is intended to flush money into the state coffers to finance higher military spending. The church and trade unions had protested violently against this.

However, the new government of Social Democrats, right-wing liberal Venstre and the new Moderaterna party stuck to its decision. The holiday was introduced in 1686. From 2024, store bededag, which always falls on the fourth Friday after Easter, will be a completely normal working day.