Razor-thin margin shows salmon tax lacks broad support, industry says

The narrow vote 'means that half the Parliament thinks the model is a poor form of taxation,' one seafood executive said.

"The fact is that the model that is wrong, and the model does not become more correct by reducing the tax rate," Norwegian Seafood Association CEO Robert Eriksson said of Norway's aquaculture tax plan.
"The fact is that the model that is wrong, and the model does not become more correct by reducing the tax rate," Norwegian Seafood Association CEO Robert Eriksson said of Norway's aquaculture tax plan.Photo: Marthe Njåstad
Published 26 May 2023, 05:00Updated 26 May 2023, 05:00
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