Tax accounts, July 2004

Total tax paid to local government amounted to NOK 60.6 billion in the first half of 2004, an increase of 4.1 per cent compared with the first half of last year. National insurance contributions totalled NOK 94.5 billion, an increase of 4.3 per cent. Petroleum taxes amounted to NOK 50.0 billion from January to July 2004, an increase of 7.4 per cent compared with the corresponding period in 2003. Tax payments, excluding petroleum taxes, increased by 3.7 per cent.

Every county except Hordaland experienced an increase in distributed taxes compared with the same period last year. The municipalities of Troms County had the largest increase in tax income, 7.7 per cent compared the same period last year.

Tables:

• Table 1 Distributed taxes, tax revenues by type. January-July. 2002, 2003 and 2004. NOK million
• Table 2 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. January-July. 2003-2004. NOK million
• Table 3 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. January-July 2004. NOK million