Salmon processing row turns political

THE decision to allow Mowi and Lerøy Seafood exemption from Norwegian processing rules erupted into a political row at the weekend. Norwegian Labour Party (AP) figure Cecilie Myrseth has called for answers from Norway’s Conservative government, while demanding that all companies are treated equally. Last week the Food Safety Authority caused a stir within the industry when it…

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Norway\’s \’salmon tax\’ dead in the water

NORWAY’S Labour Party has come out against imposing a 40 per cent flat rate tax – dubbed the salmon tax – on the country’s fish farming companies. Instead it wants to see a tax based on output or on how much land and fjord water a fish farm takes up, with most of the revenues going…

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Norway\’s \’salmon tax\’ dead in the water

NORWAY’S Labour Party has come out against imposing a 40 per cent flat rate tax – dubbed the salmon tax – on the country’s fish farming companies. Instead it wants to see a tax based on output or on how much land and fjord water a fish farm takes up, with most of the revenues going…

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