Government declines royal budget talks
The Danish government will not involve the parliament in pre-negotiations about the royal family’s financial arrangements. Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen responded to the Radikale’s finance spokesperson, Samira Nawa, that discussions would only occur during the legislative process. Three upcoming bills concern King Frederik’s civil list, an allowance that includes funds and rights to state-owned palaces and forests. Samira Nawa lamented this lack of parliamentary discourse beforehand as it touches an issue revisited for the first time in approximately fifty years, citing the principles of transparency. Despite the abdication of Queen Margrethe on January 14th and an increased royal budget for 2024 set at 123.7 million kroner, further resources are anticipated for the royal house to remain an asset for Denmark.