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Slight increase in tax payments
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The statistics show tax payments to the central government, municipalities and county authorities. In January 2016, NOK 85.5 billion was paid in taxes in Norway.

Tax accounts, January 2016

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Slight increase in tax payments

A total of NOK 85.5 billion was paid in taxes in Norway in January. This is an increase of 0.2 per cent from January of 2015.

Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. NOK million and change in per cent.Published 17 February 2016
Distributed taxes. Accumulated figures so far this yearChange in per cent compared to same period previous year
January 2015January 2016January 2015January 2016
Distributed taxes, total85 29685 4603.10.2
Ordinary taxes on income and wealth, central government3 2232 961-3.5-8.1
Ordinary taxes on extraction of petroleum615-4204.5-100.7
Special income tax on extraction of petroleum1 024-6213.1-100.6
Tax equalization contributions to the central government17 29618 533-6.97.2
Ordinary taxes to county authorities (incl. Oslo)3 5283 6163.32.5
Ordinary taxes to municipalities16 31616 8481.73.3
Member contributions to the National Insurance Scheme15 30716 0858.45.1
Employer contributions to the National Insurance Scheme27 76326 9674.4-2.9
Taxes on dividends to foreign shareholders222460158.1107.2

Source: Statistics Norway

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

Most of the taxes paid in January – NOK 85.1 billion – were paid through the advance tax arrangement. This is an increase of NOK 1.4 billion, or 1.7 per cent, from January 2015. Payments through the non-personal taxpaying arrangement, including petroleum taxes, totalled NOK 220 million, and NOK 100 million was paid in interest and other income.

Of the total tax payments, NOK 21.7 billion was paid to the central government, NOK 20.4 billion to municipalities and county authorities and NOK 43 billion was paid in contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Payments to central and local governments have increased by 4.8 and 3.1 per cent respectively, while contributions to the NIS are at the same level as last year.

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The payments for all taxes excluding petroleum taxes are mainly received in odd months. Income from petroleum taxes are mainly received in even months.