Norway: Calls to postpone salmon tax gather momentum
Salmon
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Norway
Published May 25, 2023
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News Calls to postpone salmon tax gather momentum - Fish Farmer Magazine
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Demands are growing for the Norwegian government to postpone its controversial salmon tax plan, as the situation threatens to end in chaos. The finance committee’s recommendations, which are still confidential, will be voted on by Norway’s parliament, the Storting, next Wednesday (31 May). The Labour-Centre coalition now faces a possible situation of recommending a policy with no support either on the right or on the left. It has spent the past couple of days negotiating with one main opposition party – the Socialist Left (SV), which is openly hostile towards the salmon farming industry – but little progress was made. SV is demanding that the ground rent tax be raised to 48%, with stricter environmental controls, and it also wants cod farming companies to be included in any legislation. The main opposition parties such as the Conservatives, the Liberals, Greens, Christian Democrats and the right of centre Progressives (Frp) party have either walked out or refused to take part in ...
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