In forceEnvironment
Rules for CO2 tax refund for fishing were set
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om refusion af CO2-afgifter til virksomheder, der udøver erhvervsmæssigt fiskeri
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out:
- The Danish Environmental Protection Agency can, upon application, pay out a refund of CO2 tax imposed in Denmark on energy products attributed to 2025 and used by businesses for commercial fishing.
- The refund is compensation for the part of the CO2 tax that the business cannot get repaid from the Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) under the Act on CO2 Tax.
- It amounts to 87.5 per cent of the amount refunded under the act.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 25 September 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 22 September 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 23 September 2026
- In force · 25 September 2026