Tax accounts, January 2012

The municipalities and county authorities received a total amount of NOK 17.2 billion, which is a decrease of 5.7 per cent or about NOK 1 billion. On the other hand, the central government received NOK 19 billion, giving an increase of 7.1 per cent or NOK 1.3 billion compared to January last year. This is due to the change in income system.

More paid in taxes from the advance tax arrangement than received in total taxes

Of the NOK 73.9 billion received in taxes in January, NOK 74 billion was paid from the advance tax arrangement including employer contributions. This is an increase of 5.7 per cent or NOK 4 billion compared to January last year. Because the petroleum taxes and non-personal tax arrangement totalled NOK -192 million, more was paid from the advance tax arrangement than received in total taxes.

The reason for the negative NOK 192 million was that in July 2011 too much of the tax was registered on the tax equalization contribution to central government from the non-personal tax arrangement, when it was supposed to be tax on dividends to foreign shareholders. In January 2012, these payments were added to the correct category, making a debit on the tax equalization contribution to central government and a credit on tax on dividends to foreign shareholders. This means that the non-personal tax arrangement has a negative NOK 267 million. The petroleum taxes totalled NOK 75 million.

Tables:

• Table 1 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes, tax revenues by type. January. 2010, 2011 and 2012. NOK million
• Table 2 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes, tax revenues, by county authority. January. 2011 and 2012. NOK million.
• Table 3 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes, tax revenues by municipality. January 2012. NOK million