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Municipal fees up 2.4 per cent
Annual municipal residential fees rose by 2.4 per cent on average from January 2016 to January 2017. The average household pays around NOK 11 200 for the municipal services of water, waste water, waste services and chimney sweeping/inspection.
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Tax payments so far on par with 2015
Total taxes paid to the end of May 2017 amount to NOK 411 billion. This equals an increase of 3.5 per cent from the corresponding period last year.
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Reduced expenditure growth
After a period with a relatively strong increase in general government expenditure, growth is now below 5 per cent for the second consecutive quarter.
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Increase in both revenue and expenditure
The central government’s fiscal account for 2017 Q1 shows an increase in total revenue of NOK 8 billion and an increase in expenditure of NOK 34 billion.
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Increased tax payments despite lower petroleum taxes
Total taxes paid amount to NOK 274 billion at the end of April 2017. This equals an increase of 1.3 per cent from the corresponding period last year.
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ICT investments lead to staff reductions
In 2017, 33 per cent of central government activities reported that they planned staff reductions as a result of ICT investments. This is particularly the case in hospital activities.
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Fall in Church of Norway members
The Church of Norway had approximately 3.8 million members in 2016. This is 41 000 fewer than the previous year and 90 000 fewer than four years ago.
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Slight increase in tax payments
Total taxes paid amount to NOK 236 billion at the end of March 2017. This equals an increase of nearly NOK 5 billion, or 2.1 per cent, from the corresponding period last year.
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Fiscal deficit doubled
The central government’s fiscal account for 2016 Q4 shows a decrease in total revenue of NOK 27.6 billion and an expenditure increase of NOK 2.1 billion compared to 2015 Q4.
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Higher share of children in kindergarten
In 2016, 91 per cent of all children aged 1-5 attended kindergarten.
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Key figures ready for municipal activities
The key figures in KOSTRA (Municipality-State-Reporting) provide information on most of the municipal and county municipal activities, including economy, schools, health, culture, the environment, social services, public housing, technical service...
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90 per cent male pupils on some programmes
Men and women differ in their choice of upper secondary education. Women outnumber men in general study programmes, while men dominate in vocational programmes. Most pupils attend state schools, but the number of pupils in private schools has doub...
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Decline in oil and gas extraction leads to lower operating profit
Public non-financial corporations achieved less operating profit in 2015 compared to 2014. Most industries had a decrease in operating profit in 2015 compared to the previous year. The decline was mostly in mining and quarrying as well as water su...
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Public purchases slightly over 15 per cent of GDP
Public purchases of goods and services amounted to about NOK 480 billion in 2015. This is an increase of about NOK 19 billion compared to 2014. This is the highest in the last 5 years.
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More pupils in private schools
About 630 000 pupils attended a Norwegian primary or lower secondary school in 2016. The number of pupils has increased by about 5 000 since the last school year. A total of 3.6 per cent of these pupils attend private schools, which is the most pu...
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