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Public Administration / Defence 84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community 84.11 - General public administration activities
170 - 180 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
24 November 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2029
Description
The Danish Agency for Development and Simplification (Danish: Udviklings- og Forenklingsstyrel) plans to adjust to future declining budgetary frameworks by laying off approximately 170 to 180 employees.
These staff reductions result from the state’s administrative programme presented before the summer, which introduces savings across administrative agencies until 2030. The Ministry of Taxation (Danish: Skatteministeriet), under which the agency falls, is required to contribute around DKK 1.1 billion to the programme, with about DKK 215 million expected in 2026.
Currently, the agency employs around 1,900 employees.
Sources
24 November 2025: Udviklings- og Forenklingsstyrelsen (ufst.dk)
Citation
Eurofound (2025), Danish Agency for Development and Simplification, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 203946, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203946.
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