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Labour promises hefty tax hike

Norway's Labour Party is openly promising that it will raise taxes by NOK 15 billion (USD 1.8 billion) if it wins back government control...

Fuel prices hit record high

A combination of higher oil prices and a slight increase in fuel taxes that took effect January 1 left Norwegians facing record-high fuel prices at...

Norwegians back alcohol restrictions

An overwhelming majority of Norwegians still support the country's strict alcohol regulations and Vinmonopolet, Norway's state-controlled liquor retailer. Now there may also be a majority...

‘Envy fuels higher taxes on Teslas’

Abid Raja, a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, was quick to blast a proposal by the Labour Party to eliminate some of...

Customs officials cleared to release Melgaard’s art

Finance Minister Siv Jensen stepped in for a second time on Tuesday to settle a conflict over what constitutes art, and whether Norway's VAT should...

Ministry to liberate Melgaard’s art

UPDATED: Norway's finance minister was promising late Friday to free 16 paintings by one of the country's most prominent artists from the clutches of customs...

Tax lists still set off media frenzy

Norway's national tax director Hans Christian Holte had to speed up this year's unique public release of taxpayers' bottom lines, after newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN)...

Finance minister saves tax-free sales

Norway's conservative government has resisted calls from the left-center opposition in Parliament to re-evaluate or even end the current tax-free sales of alcoholic beverages, tobacco,...

Budget blasted as not ‘green enough’

Norway's conservative minority government was immediately attacked after rolling out its new state budget for 2017. Government ministers were once again accused of "greenwashing" the...

Oil fuels a New Deal for Norway

Norway's Finance Minister Siv Jensen unveiled what she called a "responsible" state budget for 2017 on Thursday "that will steer us through a demanding time." It...
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