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Survey delivers overwhelming “no” to salmon tax

Nearly eight out of ten responses to the Norwegian Government’s salmon tax proposal have come out against the plan, a survey carried out for the industry employers’ organisation Seafood Norway […] Continue Reading

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Big changes to salmon tax on way, says senior politician

There will be important changes to Norway’s controversial salmon tax proposal, a senior member of the Labour-Centre coalition has said. Geir Pollestad from the Centre Party and a member of […] Continue Reading

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Seafood Council responds on salmon tax

The Norwegian Seafood Council has responded to an invitation from the Oslo government to give its views on the impact of the proposed salmon ground rent tax. The Council concerns […] Continue Reading

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Look at Faroese tax model, urges Seafood Norway

Employers’ organisation Seafood Norway is appealing to the Norwegian government to look to the Faroe Islands as a possible model for introducing a new ground rent tax for fish farming. […] Continue Reading

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Companies now paying Norway’s new salmon tax

Norway’s controversial new salmon tax came into force yesterday, even though it is officially not yet law. Despite numerous pleas for a postponement, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum said those companies […] Continue Reading

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Salmon industry cool on amended tax plan

Norway’s salmon farming industry has so far given a lukewarm reception to the government’s latest proposal for taxing aquaculture. Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum has said in a letter to Norway’s […] Continue Reading

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Mowi CEO proposes alternative tax plan

Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim has published a consultation paper setting out an alternative to the Norwegian government’s proposed ground rent tax on fish farms. Vindheim says the Norwegian government has […] Continue Reading

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Aquaculture funds £250m for coastal communities

More than NOK 3bn (£250m) is to be distributed to Norwegian coastal communities from the government’s aquaculture fund. A total of 142 municipalities and seven county municipalities will share the […] Continue Reading

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Lerøy cancels top level meeting after email mix-up

Lerøy Seafood CEO Henning Beltestad has cancelled a second meeting with Norway’s Finance Minister Trygve Vedum on the salmon ground rent tax controversy. It now appears that an e-mail address […] Continue Reading

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