Tax accounts, October 2002

Reduced tax from the extraction of petroleum contributed to the decline in total tax payments. From January to October 2002, petroleum taxes amounted to NOK 86.2 billion. This is a reduction of more than 13 per cent compared with the corresponding period in 2001. Tax payments, excluding petroleum taxes, show an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Total tax paid to local government amounted to NOK 72 billion, a decrease of 14.5 per cent compared with the same period last year. This may be explained by the fact that the central authorities have taken over the responsibility for all hospitals. The sum of the municipalities in Vestfold County had the largest increase in tax income - 6.8 per cent compared with 2001.

Tables:

• Table 1 Distributed taxes, by taxpayer group and type. Million kroner
• Table 2 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. January-October 2001-2002. Million kroner
• Table 3 Tax accounts. Distributed taxes, January - October 2002. Million kroner