Tax accounts, August 2006

Contributions to the National Insurance Scheme rose by 7.2 per cent from the corresponding period in 2005, and totalled NOK 107.8 billion. Tax paid to the central government amounted to NOK 83.2 billion. This is an increase of 9.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Total tax paid to local government came to NOK 70.4 billion, an increase of 9.6 per cent.

The large increase in distributed taxes is mainly due to high tax income from petroleum extraction paid earlier this year.

Tables:

• Table 1 Distributed taxes, tax revenues by type. January-August. 2004, 2005 and 2006. NOK million
• Table 2 Tax accounts. Paid and distributed taxes. January-August. 2005 and 2006. NOK million
• Table 3 Tax accounts. Paid and distributed taxes. January-August 2006. NOK million