Denmark Suspends Budget Deficit Rules to Cope With Ukraine Costs

Denmark is temporarily shelving its debt ceiling to help finance costs related to the war in Ukraine.

Denmark' current structural budget deficit is capped at 0.5% of gross domestic product, but will now be suspended “due to exceptional external conditions,” the finance ministry said in a statement late Monday. 

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced in March that triple A-rated Denmark would revamp budget rules to raise the deficit limit to 1% of GDP to help finance a boost in military spending. Other new expenditures include housing and services for Ukrainian refugees and higher energy prices, the finance ministry said.

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