The Danish government has announced the members of a new expert group tasked with analyzing and assessing models for a future car taxation reform.
The expert group has been established as part of the 2026 Finance Act agreement and will be tasked with rapidly delivering academic recommendations on how car taxation can be structured in the upcoming years, particularly in light of the green transition and the developments in the electric vehicle market.
DTU Management is represented in the group by Head of Section Ninette Pilegaard. She joins Professor Peter Birch Sørensen (University of Copenhagen) and Associate Professor Amalie Sofie Jensen (University of Copenhagen), under the leadership of Chair Professor Michael Svarer (Aarhus University).
Among other tasks, the expert group will analyze how different models of car taxation affect mobility, the green transition, distributional effects, and government revenue. The group will also develop concrete models, including scenarios for the registration tax when purchasing electric vehicles, and assess the balance between taxation at the time of purchase and taxation during car usage. A key element will be to ensure a fair phase-in of new rules, so that both current and future car owners are treated fairly.
In addition, the expert group will examine how changes in car taxation affect incentives to purchase cars and, thereby, the development of the market, as well as how different models impact administrative burdens for both public authorities and the business sector.
The expert group is to deliver its report by the second half of 2026, after which its recommendations will form part of the continued political work to modernize car taxation.
