Experts doubt minister’s solution after new property-assessment errors

Experts are questioning a solution proposed by Tax Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt after new errors in Denmark’s property assessments. The minister has suggested taking “other and alternative paths” to restore confidence in the system, a proposal some may call an emergency brake.

“For a long time,” experts have warned that the calculation model behind Danes’ property assessments is opaque. They say it threatens homeowners’ legal certainty, adding to concerns over whether the system can be trusted.

Engel-Schmidt presented the proposal at a press conference on Monday, September 7. The response followed fresh problems with property assessments, but the article does not detail the specific errors or explain what the alternative measures would involve.

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The time has come to take other and alternative paths to restore trust in the property-assessment system. Some will call it an emergency brake.

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