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With a general election in Norway just a year away, the Conservative Party is promising big cuts to the salmon tax.

The Conservatives, known in Norway as the Høyre Party, and their more right wing allies are currently ahead of the ruling Labour-Centre Party alliance in the opinion polls. However, the gap is not huge and the salmon tax – also known as the “ground rent” tax – is not such a major issue in towns and cities away from fish farming areas.