Category: Government
Norway’s tightened mortgage regulations, in place since the start of the year, are working as planned and do not need to be repealed, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told Reuters on Tuesday. The cost of buying a home in Norway hit an all-time high in early 2017 but have since fallen, triggering fears among some investors […]
Source: Reuters
Category: Food & Beverage
EØS-tilsynet ESA vil vurdere den kraftig økte sukkeravgiften nærmere, men krever ikke at den suspenderes mens behandlingen av saken pågår. Beslutningen kommer etter at NHO mat og drikke i forrige uke klagde sukkeravgiften inn for overvåkingsorganet i Brussel. NHO krevde midlertidig forføyning, det vil si en beslutning om å stoppe innføring av avgiften mens klagesaken […]
Source: E24
Category: Food & Beverage
NHO mat og drikke klager den økte sukkeravgiften inn for EØS-avtalens tilsynsorgan ESA, bekrefter ESA overfor NTB. Klagen ble sendt onsdag og skal etter planen diskuteres på et møte mellom NHO og ESA i Brussel torsdag ettermiddag klokken 14. Tross sterke protester fra bransjen banket Stortinget tirsdag denne uken gjennom den mye omtalte avgiftsøkningen, som […]
Source: Hegnar
Category: Tax
Facebook Inc. is changing its tax structure so that it will pay taxes in the country where sales are made, rather than funneling everything through its Irish subsidiary. The company said it will move to a “local selling structure” in countries where it has an office to support sales to local advertisers. Menlo Park, California-based Facebook shifted its […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: AmCham Norway
Today, Monday December 4th, AmCham sent letters to the Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen; Minister of Trade and Industry, Monica Mæland; Minister of Health and Care Services, Bent Høie; and the standing committee on Business and Industry. We are expressing our concern about the dramatic tax increase proposed for non-alcoholic beverages, chocolates and some confectionery […]
Source: AmCham