Tag: taxes

Bergen politicians may usher in property tax

A recent change in the composition of the Bergen city government may lead to an introduction of property tax in the west coast city. While the Conservative...

Norwegians drink more than ever

Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Norway has never been higher, according to a new report released Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)....

Battle looms over liquor monopoly

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's new conservative government has recently uncorked a series of proposals to ease tight restrictions on wine and liquor sales in the...

Norway’s borders full of holes

The Norwegian Auditor General (Riksrevisjonen) slammed the customs service (Tollevesenet) in a report released on Thursday, saying drugs and money seizures were worryingly low,...

Poker earnings hit by tax

A poker player from Bergen lost his court case against the state last week, and has been ordered to pay NOK 91,000 in punitive...

Jensen: ‘Simplify tax complaints’

As the annual tax filing deadline approaches for most Norwegians this week, Finance Minister Siv Jensen is proposing a new form of tax relief....

Several arrested over violent robbery

Police arrested several people in Sweden on Wednesday in connection with the violent robbery of Sheikh Enterprises, a jewellery and clothing store in Oslo's...

Ransacked store owes millions in tax

Sheikh Enterprises, the jewellery and clothing store hit by a brazen daylight robbery in Oslo last month, was one of several local gold merchants...

Thommessen’s tax haven tangle

UPDATED: The Chief Minister of Guernsey said he'd contact the President of Norway's Parliament (Stortinget), Olemic Thommessen, after Thommessen went public with his 10-year...

Fortune tax hits foreign workers

Starting this year, some foreigners who live in their home country but work in Norway will have to pay Norwegian taxes on their wealth...
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