It's not like they have VAT because they are in the EU. They had VAT since 1962, and they have had it at the current rate of 25% (higher than most EU countries)

It's not like they have VAT because they are in the EU. They had VAT since 1962, and they have had it at the current rate of 25% (higher than most EU countries) since 1992, which is way before the EU VAT directive was even a thing. Edit: Correction, the EU VAT directive actually has its origins before 1992, but still after Denmark already had its own VAT.