Norway's opposition pledges 'significant' reduction to aquaculture tax

Norwegian salmon company shares rose sharply after the opposition Conservative Party unveiled plans to reduce the controversial tax, a year out from elections.

Norwegian Conservative Party First Deputy Leader Henrik Asheim (pictured right, with Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg) says aquaculture could be "one of the really big growth industries in the Norwegian economy" but requires "a tax system that unleashes the growth and creative power that lies along the entire coast."
Norwegian Conservative Party First Deputy Leader Henrik Asheim (pictured right, with Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg) says aquaculture could be "one of the really big growth industries in the Norwegian economy" but requires "a tax system that unleashes the growth and creative power that lies along the entire coast."Photo: Hanna Kristin Hjardar
Published 9 September 2024, 10:46Updated 9 September 2024, 14:15
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