‘People are so angry’: how wealth tax became a battleground in Norway’s election

‘People are so angry’: how wealth tax became a battleground in Norway’s election - short news


Issue creates clear dividing line between left and right, as populists target voters with vow to scrap levy

It is the issue that has set the Norwegian general election alight: whether to keep, cut or abolish the national wealth tax. As the country prepares to go to the polls on Monday, Norway is in the grip of a ferocious national argument that is likely to rumble on whichever party wins.

In an economy less then a seventh the size of Britain’s, the formuesskatt raises about..


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source: The Guardian - 07.09.2025

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