Norway salmon farming companies shell out $400 million in auction for new licenses, well below expectations

The worse-than-expected results were just the latest sign that the farmed salmon industry is unwilling to invest big in the country with the new resource tax looming.

Norway's producers of farmed salmon are committed to fighting the government's attempts to impose a ground rent tax on the industry.
Norway's producers of farmed salmon are committed to fighting the government's attempts to impose a ground rent tax on the industry.Photo: Gorm K. Gaare
Published 14 October 2022, 05:00Updated 14 October 2022, 13:24
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