Tag: government

Economists give budget high marks

NEWS ANALYSIS: Presentation of the government's state budget always meets a chorus of critics from opposition parties. It's their job to look for things...

Tax reform wins cautious welcome

The Norwegian government's proposals for tax reform have been relatively well-received in Parliament, also by the minority government coalition's two support parties. A spokesman for the...

Foreign minister backs website’s independence

Norway's foreign ministry, which finances the operations of the Barents Secretariat in Kirkenes that owns the website BarentsObserver, has grown weary of an editorial conflict between the two....

Oil fund tapped, but ‘krone’ was stable

Never before has a Norwegian government tapped so much of its oil revenues for use in a state budget, but the actual amount (NOK 194...

‘Expansive’ budget despite lower taxes

The Norwegian government's new state budget proposal for 2016 was rolled out on Wednesday amidst finance ministry claims it will lower taxes for nine...

State budget aims to ‘meet challenges’

Finance Minister Siv Jensen unveiled the government's enormous proposed state budget for next year, claiming it will "answer the challenges we face today." She...

Foreign ministry battles cyber attack

Norway's foreign ministry is battling a powerful computer virus that has infected its systems for months and is viewed as serious, reported newspaper Dagbladet on Wednesday. Alarms...

New light amidst economic gloom

Record-low interest rates, a weaker but far more competitive currency and even prospects for increased defense spending are shedding some new light on Norway's sudden economic gloom....

‘Historic continuity’ for new state hub

Gone are all the visions of fancy highrises, glass and mirror buildings and rooftop promenades: Norway's new government headquarters in the heart of Oslo now...

Conservatives win Svalbard election

Voters on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard didn't seem to have much gratitude for the local Labour Party's efforts to keep its controversial coal...
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