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Airline seat tax set for crash landing

The fate of a hotly contested airline seat tax in Norway looks set for a crash landing after the country's competition authority refused to clear...

Commission warns of 65% tax rates

Norway's economic party of the past decade is over, declares a government-appointed commission charged with finding ways to boost productivity. Without a more efficient...

Secret Swiss accounts about to go public

Norwegians won't be able to stash away money in secret Swiss bank accounts for much longer. An agreement recently signed by Finance Minister Siv Jensen...

Ryanair to drop flights from Rygge

UPDATED: Cut-rate airline Ryanair is following through on its threat to stop flying from the private- and county-owned Rygge Airport in Moss, south of Oslo....

State prosecutor to probe Transocean case

After conducting an 11-year investigation, suffering a court defeat and enduring criticism from the state prosecutor's office (Riksadvokaten), Norway's white-collar crime unit (Økokrim) dropped a...

Extraordinary apology leaves Norway’s white-collar crime unit facing lawsuits

Norway's white-collar crime unit (Økokrim) suffered an enormous loss of prestige this week and now faces being sued itself. After prosecuting alleged tax evasion...

Airbnb, Uber come in from the cold

Finance Minister Siv Jensen and Norway's biggest employers' organization, NHO, are warming up to innovative new aspects of the "sharing economy" like lodging service Airbnb...

New taxes clicked in on January 1

The cost of some luxury cars declined after New Year but it will be more expensive to go to the movies, museums, the theater or...

Sales fizzle at the liquor monopoly

Revenues have declined once again at Norway's state liquor and wine monopoly, Vinmonopolet, even during the usually busy pre-Christmas season. Sales were also down at...

Huge tax evasion case set to unfold

Norwegian tax authorities have succeeded in getting an indictment against a 63-year-old Norwegian broker and businessman for allegedly evading taxes on NOK 485 million (USD 56...
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