"The cure is not to reduce the price, but, on the contrary, to raise it even higher to break our addiction to oil." It is interesting that the prime minister's

"The cure is not to reduce the price, but, on the contrary, to raise it even higher to break our addiction to oil." It is interesting that the prime minister's comment was sensational enough for several Danish news outlets to pick up on the NYT story. This indicates that his comment is far from established policy in Denmark. When our current government was elected, it introduced a stop on new taxes which has been in place since. Having the prime minister talk about introducing an extra tax on already expensive gas is quite newsworthy. Some critics argue that rather than raising the price on gas, the government should consider removing the taxes that are put on environmentally friendly cars and hybrids.