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Increase in petroleum taxes
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2011-09-20T10:00:00.000Z
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Tax accounts, August 2011

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Increase in petroleum taxes

By the end of August 2011, a total of NOK 520.8 billion was paid in taxes in Norway. This is NOK 49.4 billion, or 10.5 per cent, more than in the corresponding period in 2010.

Paid and distributed taxes by county. Change in per cent, January-August 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011

Taxes on petroleum extraction account for most of the total sum this month. From January to August this year, these taxes total NOK 126.8 billion. This is NOK 29.9 billion, or 30.8 per cent, more than the sum for the first eight months of 2010.

The increase in petroleum taxes also accounts for much of the increase in total taxes. From January to August, taxes to municipalities and county authorities total NOK 86.5 billion. This is 1 per cent less than the sum for the corresponding period in 2010.

Contributions to the National Insurance Scheme total NOK 150.5 billion and taxes to the central government total NOK 154.9 billion in the first eight months of 2011. From the corresponding period in 2010, contributions to the National Insurance Scheme have increased by 7.5 per cent and taxes to the central government have increased by 6.4 per cent.

Lower taxes to municipalities due to changes in the income system

Our figures show that a larger part of the taxes is paid to the central government and a smaller part to the municipalities. This is the result of some recent changes in the income system for the municipalities. The changes involve a lower tax rate at the municipality level and higher subsidies from the central government.

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