Bertel Haarder surprises: hard-attack on Wozniacki

When Caroline Wozniacki standing in the world's biggest tournaments, in spite of the Polish roots under the Danish flag.

But because of the place of residence in the principality of Monaco, it does not come to the Danish treasury to good use when she delivers great results on the tennis court and land sponsorship deals with some quite heavy companies around.

And therefore can Wozniacki not named to this Year's Dane, which she is set to by Berlingske Tidende.

It takes at least the previous minister and the current member of parliament Bertel Haarder, who is sitting in the dommerkomité, that must be the Year Dane.

And now the ' Berlingske Tidende to set the Year, Dane, and Caroline Wozniacki, after all, an obvious issue, but because she does not pay tax in Denmark, I could not dream of to set her, says Bertel Haarder, according to in an interview with the Newspaper of Denmark, which among other things is brought in Jydske Vestkysten.

the Comment falls in a larger interview with the newspaper, where There Was demand more morals, ethics and patriotism in the Danish sector of the economy - especially with a starting point in hvidvaskskandalen in Danske Bank.

And that also applies to the Danish sports stars.

Caroline Wozniacki is otherwise not a theme in the rest of the interview, and according to the article brings Bertel Haarder even tennisspilleren into the conversation quite abruptly.

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Bertel Haarder can't see Caroline Wozniacki as the dane, as long as she does not pay tax in Denmark. Photo: Jonas Olufson

Already in 2008, Wozniacki officially to Monaco as a 16-year-old. According to father and coach, Piotr Wozniacki, of sporting reasons, but it is no secret that the tax regime in the French principality is nothing more appetizing than in Denmark.

Caroline Wozniacki is far from the only Danish athlete, who has had the address in Monaco through the time. Also, the former 800-meter runner Wilson Runner, Mikkel Kessler and Tom Kristensen are among the athletes who had thrown the love of mikrostaten.

In 2016, moved also cykelryttteren Jakob Fuglsang to Monaco. At the apartment he was quite honest about the fact that it not only was better cykelterræn, but also a advantageous tax burden, which led him to try his luck.

Politicians have previously suggested that Danish athletes should have skatterabat order to lure them to Denmark, but it has never been adopted.

in Addition to being nominated for this year's dane, Wozniacki also among the three nominees for this Year's Sportsnavn for his victory in the Australian Open.

Caroline Wozniacki in the company of the family in Monaco. Photo: Claus Bonnerup

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