Residents who received too much Suila-tapit in 2025 can look forward to keeping the money. Those who have already repaid the excess will be reimbursed. Naalakkersuisut will waive the claims because the errors are largely due to the Self-Government’s own IT system.
Financial relief is on the way for residents who received an overpayment of Suila-tapit in 2025. Naalakkersuisut will write off their debt and has asked the Finance and Taxation Committee to approve the debt forgiveness.
For citizens, this means they can keep money that they would otherwise have had to pay back. But behind this financial windfall lies a public system that, according to the Department of Finance, is largely to blame for the erroneous payments.
Naalakkersuisoq for Finance, Aqqaluaq B. Egede, acknowledges that citizens have not been able to trust the information provided by the government.
– As a citizen, you should be able to trust information from the government. That has not been the case here, and we regret that. Some citizens have received overpayments without having done anything wrong themselves, and the responsibility for this does not lie with the individual citizen, he says.
According to Naalakkersuisut, the errors have caused frustration and uncertainty among many citizens. Now, Naalakkersuisut intends to have the government foot the bill.
Citizens who have already repaid the overpaid amount should also benefit from the forgiveness. They should get their money back.
“We can’t turn back time, but we can take responsibility and ensure that citizens don’t have to pay for the mistakes made within the system. That’s what we’re doing now,” says Aqqaluaq B. Egede.
The waiver is pending approval by the Finance and Taxation Committee. The Tax Administration will provide information on how it will be implemented in practice and whether citizens need to take any action.
