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Reduced tax payments in 2014
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2015-01-16T10:00:00.000Z
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Tax accounts, December 2014

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Reduced tax payments in 2014

In 2014, Norway received a total of NOK 839.6 billion in taxes. This is NOK 18.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent, less than in 2013. The reason for the decline is reduced petroleum tax payments.

Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. NOK million and change in per cent.Published 16 January 2015
Distributed taxes. Accumulated figures so far this yearChange in per cent compared to same period previous year
December 2013December 2014December 2013December 2014
Total858 235839 6021.0-2.2
Ordinary taxes to central government31 15231 2294.20.2
Ordinary taxes on extraction of petroleum76 11864 212-11.3-15.6
Special income tax on extraction of petroleum125 386105 837-12.2-15.6
Tax equalization tax to central government210 198204 8234.5-2.6
Ordinary taxes to county authority (incl. Oslo)26 95827 7585.63.0
Ordinary taxes to municipalities126 440128 9155.72.0
Member contributions to the National Insurance Scheme110 675118 8467.27.4
Employer contributions to the National Insurance Scheme148 589154 3927.13.9
Taxes on dividends to foreign shareholders2 7193 590-0.732.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Paid and distributed taxes by county authority. January-December accumulated. Change in per cent

Since the second quarter of 2014, the tax payments in Norway have decreased compared to the previous year. The main reason for the decline is reduced tax payments on the extraction of petroleum, which gives a negative effect on the total tax payments. Ordinary and special taxes on petroleum extraction made up NOK 170 billion of the total tax payments in 2014. This is NOK 31.4 billion, or 15.6 per cent, less than in 2013.

Increased payments through the advance tax arrangement

The payments through the advance tax arrangement in 2014 increased by 2.5 per cent compared to 2013. In total, the payments through the advance tax arrangement were NOK 594.9 billion, which is NOK 14.5 billion more than the previous year. The non-personal taxpaying arrangement, excluding petroleum taxes, contributed NOK 73.8 billion in taxes in 2014, which is 2.5 per cent less than in 2013.

More tax payments to the local government

The tax payments to the local government totalled NOK 156.7 billion in 2014; an increase of 2.1 per cent from 2013. Out of the total, NOK 129 billion was paid to the municipalities, while NOK 27.7 billion went to the counties. The central government received NOK 236.1 billion in tax payments, which is a decrease of 2.2 per cent from the previous year.