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Tax changes for electric cars, biofuel and packaging

Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om afgift af elektricitet og forskellige andre love (Udvidelse af refusionsordningen ved opladning af elbiler, ændring af afgiftsfritagelse for biobrændstoffer i CO2-afgiftsloven, udvidelse af afgiftsfritagelsen for institutionsbusser, nedsættelse af den volumenbaserede emballageafgift i 2026 og 2027 m.v.)

Act · L 25 (2025-26) · Lov nr. 1776 af 29.12.2025 · Skatte- og Vækstministeriet

In short

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  • What changes:
    • The act expands the existing scheme under which businesses can get electricity tax refunded for charging electric cars.
    • Biofuels are now exempt from CO2 tax regardless of use (previously only as motor fuel), and the volume-based packaging tax is 0 DKK in 2026 and 2027.
  • Who: The act applies to, among others, businesses with charging stations, businesses that use traction electricity for electric trains for freight transport and are not VAT-registered, institutions with buses for transporting people living at home and persons with a lasting reduced ability to function who receive support for a car.
  • When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2026.

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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: Retsinformation.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Formålet med lovforslaget er bl.a. at udvide den eksisterende ordning for tilbagebetaling af elafgift ved opladning af elbiler (refusionsordningen). Med forslaget vil virksomheder, der har serviceaktiviteter med opladning af batterier til elbiler, kunne få tilbagebetaling for elafgift betalt for elektricitet forbrugt ved opladning af elbiler, selv om kunden samtidig har egenproduktion af elektricitet fra VE-anlæg i form af f.eks. solcelleanlæg. Det foreslås desuden at nedsætte den volumenbaserede emballageafgift til 0 kr. i 2026 og 2027 for at kompensere erhvervslivet for, at producentgebyret, der indføres den 1. oktober 2025, bliver højere end forventet. Det foreslås herudover bl.a.: - at fritage rene biobrændstoffer uanset anvendelse fra CO2-afgift, - at udvide muligheden for godtgørelse af elafgift for elektricitet anvendt som kørestrøm til eltog til godstransport, - at fritage institutionsbusser for re­gis­trer­ing­saf­gift ved anvendelse til befordring af hjemmeboende til visiterede aktiviteter, også når den hjemmeboende person ikke er "ældre", - at ændre brænd­stof­for­brug­saf­giftslov­en, så en person med nedsat funktionsevne kan opnå fritagelse for grøn ejerafgift ved erhvervelse af en nul-emissionsbil, og at - at udvide adgangen til oplysninger i Køretøjsregistret for tak­sat­oror­gan­isa­tion­er. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2026.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
  2. Passed · 16 December 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
  3. Stadfæstet · 29 December 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
  4. In force · 1 January 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet