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The sugar tax brings in 500 million less than the government counted on
The chocolate and sugar tax will probably yield less than NOK 500 million in government revenue than the government had expected according to NHO Food and Beverage. For…
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Power broker Einar Aas signs for probable personal bankruptcy
Speculator, Einar Aas, one of Norway’s most wealthy men,had a forced sale of his entire portfolio on Wednesday.Now he’s probably signing for personal bankruptcy. The…
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Toward a new record in power consumption
In the event of the current sky-high prices, we use more power than ever show figures from NVE.Currently there are few signs that people have begun to save on power. So…
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The North Sea’s largest oil field to close within a few years
Since its start-up in 1979, the Statfjord oil field has had a profit of over NOK 1,500 billion. In approximately 2025,the entire field will become non-operational.…
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Labour market information in English
The current labour market situation in Norway. READ MORE about Labour market information in English Source: NAV / Norway Today More on Gambling News A step-by-step guide…
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The Supreme Court rejects appeal from builder
The Supreme Court rejects appeal – builder must atone in prison The verdict against a big-wig builder, of six and a half years imprisonment, is enforceable after the…
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Almost one in ten employers plan to hire more employees
9% of Norwegian employers plan to add staff to the workforce in the coming quarter. The outlook is unchanged from the same time last year. “Employers looking for new…
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Tax director says it’s too easy to cheat with ID
Tax Director Hans Christian Holte believes it is easy to use a false identity in Norway. He asked for progress in the work of fingerprint and facial recognition. Holte…
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Interest rates will rise six times by 2021
Statistics Norway believes that interest rate hikes will lead to a lending rate of 3.8%. Statistics Norway believes we will get six interest rate hikes of 0.25% by the…
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Norwegians have placed 61 billion on ASK accounts
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Toyota recalls almost 8,000 cars in Norway
Toyota recalls more than 1 million hybrid cars worldwide, and nearly 8,000 in Norway, due to technical issues that can lead to car fires. – “I can confirm that there…
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Government suspends the warning of an increase in car fees
The government did a u-turn and dropped the increase in car fees in next year’s state budget. The increase could have given many new car owners a fee of tens of…
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Equinor should pull out of the Bight
Equinor should quit the Great Australian Bight The Australian Wilderness Society in a press release urges Equinor to pull out of their involvement in the Great…
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New return rate on bottles for the first time in over 25 years
For the first time in 25 years, the return has increased on bottles and boxes.From Monday, all machines and cash registers will be adjusted up to 2 kroner on bottles.…
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Fewer unemployed in August
Seasonally adjusted numbers from Nav show that the number of registered unemployed decreased by 1,300 people from July to August. ‘’Fresh Nav numbers show fewer…
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New sea cables in Oslofjorden secure power supply to 2.5 million people
During the past three years, Statnett has replaced two sea cable systems in Drøbaksundet with new 420 kV plants. Today, the last facilities between Filtvet and…
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Equinor will drill 3,000 new oil wells
Equinor must have more exploration and production wells in order to maintain production.Therefore, the company will drill 3,000 wells over the next ten years. That is…
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Wind power increases, but hydropower dominates
Last year, wind power accounted for 1.9 percent of total power production in Norway. Water power dominates completely at 95.8 percent of total production. Last year’s…