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The organization also maintains an office in Brussels (as did its predecessor, Amtsrådsforeningen). It is an advocacy and lobbying organisation speaking on behalf of all of the regions, including negotiating labour contracts, etc. The representative organisation Danske Regioner was set up on 23 March 2006. Its inhabitants do not pay municipal taxes, nor did they pay the central government's health care contribution tax (2007 until 2018) or the tax levied by counties prior to 2007. The small archipelago of Ertholmene to the northeast of Bornholm is not part of any region or municipality. As they are not municipalities, regions are not allowed to have coats of arms, but they do have modern logos.

In other words, the regional powers were dramatically reduced in favor of the local level. Regions cannot decide their budgets independently, but must use the block grant for the purposes that are specified by the central government. health tax) and partly by taxes collected by their constituent municipalities. Regions cannot levy taxes, but are financed partly by block grants from the central government (until 2018 sundhedsafgift, i.e. In contrast to the former counties (1970–2006), the regions do not have municipal powers. Lesser powers of the regions include public transport, environmental planning, soil pollution management and some coordination of secondary education. The main responsibility of the regions is healthcare. The reform was approved and made into a law by the lawmakers in the Folketing 26 June 2005 with elections to the 98 municipalities and 5 regions being held Tuesday 15 November 2005.Įach region is governed by a popularly elected regional council with 41 members, from whom the regional chairperson is chosen.

At the same time, the number of municipalities ( kommuner) was cut from 270 to 98.

The five Regions of Denmark ( Danish: regioner) were created as administrative entities at a level above the municipalities and below the central government in the public sector as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, when the 13 counties ( amter) were abolished.

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