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Further decline in petroleum tax payments
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2015-11-17T10:00:00.000Z
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The statistics show tax payments to the central government, municipalities and county authorities. By the end of October 2015, total tax payments were NOK 666 billion.

Tax accounts, October 2015

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Further decline in petroleum tax payments

By the end of October 2015, a total of NOK 666 billion had been paid in taxes in Norway. This is NOK 29 billion, or 4.2 per cent, less than at the end of October 2014. As in previous months, the decline in total tax payments is due to reduced petroleum tax payments.

Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. NOK million and change in per cent.Published 17 November 2015
Distributed taxes. Accumulated figures so far this yearChange in per cent compared to same period previous year
October 2014October 2015October 2014October 2015
Distributed taxes, total695 368666 014-3.2-4.2
Ordinary taxes on income and wealth, central government23 75823 264-5.0-2.1
Ordinary taxes on extraction of petroleum56 97939 711-17.0-30.3
Special income tax on extraction of petroleum93 07164 732-18.2-30.4
Tax equalization contributions to the central government164 915164 919-2.00.0
Ordinary taxes to county authorities (incl. Oslo)22 65223 7583.14.9
Ordinary taxes to municipalities105 337110 8191.85.2
Member contributions to the National Insurance Scheme96 060103 7736.98.0
Employer contributions to the National Insurance Scheme129 121134 0843.63.8
Taxes on dividends to foreign shareholders3 47595330.1-72.6

Source: Statistics Norway

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

The ordinary and special tax on extraction of petroleum totalled NOK 104 billion from January-October 2015. This is a decrease of NOK 46 billion, or 30.4 per cent, compared to the corresponding period of 2014. Non-petroleum related taxes paid through the non-personal arrangement have decreased by 4.2 per cent since last year.

Excluding the petroleum tax revenues, the tax payments so far this year have increased by 3 per cent compared to the same period last year. NOK 510 billion has been paid through the advance tax arrangement. This is NOK 22 billion, or 4.5 per cent, more than in the corresponding period last year. On the other hand, non-petroleum related taxes paid through the non-personal arrangement have decreased by 10.2 per cent since last year, which has curbed the increase.

 

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From January 2015, the sum of taxes on dividends to foreign shareholders is adjusted to account for repayments to shareholders exempted from this tax. So far this year, the sum of repayments is about NOK 1.5 billion.