Danish premier Thorning-Schmidt accepts that there is increasing inequality in the Danish Society

Tuesday, 09 July 2013
The Danish Prime Minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt acknowledges that inequality has technically increased during her coalition government. She emphasizes that it is the government's focus on creating an environment that jobs and growth are created which has inadvertently paved the way for the growth of inequality - measured by the so-called Gini coefficient. She agrees that it has increased under her leadership of the country.

This follows criticism of the government's biggest reforms such as tax reform and the recent economic growth level that has meant that increased inequality in society has become a common place.

"We have through a really long time worked to ensure that we get more people into work and push growth in Denmark, and we have been concerned that more people get more opportunities. And one does if they get more jobs," says Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

"Then it's also true that we have implemented some reforms which means that you get more out of going to work. And it also means technically that the Gini coefficient changes little," says the Prime Minister.

The Gini coefficient is a standardized way to calculate the distribution of society's values among citizens.

asked if the premier is worried that inequality increases. "I want a just society and that Denmark should be a society that is one of the most equal in the world. And we are fortunately still" says Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

"What I'm most concerned about is that those who have least of all in opportunities should have more opportunities," she says.

"And that's why the government after the summer will start to make more focus on how we break the negative social legacy, and how we ensure that children from the poorest backgrounds are having better options. In this way we will ensure that we get more equality."
by Scancomark.com Team

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