The government will cut sharply on insurance for refugees
The government will tighten a variety of welfare benefits for refugees. Instead of the minimum pension and disability insurance refugees will be put on state…
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Government ready to cut benefits to refugees
The list of cuts that the government announced last fall is ready. On Monday the Labour and Social Affairs Minister Anniken Hauglie set out a…
No longer any reason to fear Nav-cuts because of children’s summer jobs
Parents who are receiving social assistance has previously risked cuts in their support if the children were working during the school holidays. This will no…
Defense Minister proposes to cut 1,500 jobs
Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide proposes to cut 1,500 positions in defense and close down nine military bases, according to Dagens Næringsliv. The newspaper wrote…
Shipping industry can cut emissions by 40 percent
Norway can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic shipping by 40 percent, according to a new report. Today shipping in Norway emits 3.4 billion tons…
Barber got a crew cut and threats from disgruntled customer
Saturday night a female hairdresser was attacked and got her hair cut in a hair dressing salon in downtown Oslo. Police said the perpetrator was…
Analyst believe the interest rates will be cut in March
Companies expect activity to remain at roughly the same level over the next half year, according to Norges Bank’s survey. DNB Markets still believe that…
6,000,000 pending layoffs in China
China plans to cut the number of state employees by up to 6 million over the next few years in an effort to reduce overcapacity…