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Decrease in petroleum taxes
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2016-03-16T10:00:00.000Z
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The statistics show tax payments to the central government, municipalities and county authorities. At the end of February 2016, NOK 126 billion had been paid in taxes in Norway.

Tax accounts, February 2016

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Decrease in petroleum taxes

A total of NOK 11.3 billion was paid in taxes on the extraction of petroleum in Norway in February 2016. This is 47.9 per cent less than in February 2015.

Tax accounts. Distributed taxes. NOK million and change in per cent.Published 16 March 2016
Distributed taxes. Accumulated figures so far this yearChange in per cent compared to same period previous year
February 2015February 2016February 2015February 2016
Distributed taxes, total136 663126 349-6.6-7.5
Ordinary taxes on income and wealth, central government5 1024 514-0.1-11.5
Ordinary taxes on extraction of petroleum8 8054 430-26.0-49.7
Special income tax on extraction of petroleum14 6536 923-23.7-52.8
Tax equalization contributions to the central government43 23144 734-9.83.5
Ordinary taxes to county authorities (incl. Oslo)3 7143 7993.12.3
Ordinary taxes to municipalities17 26817 7971.53.1
Member contributions to the National Insurance Scheme15 61916 4018.35.0
Employer contributions to the National Insurance Scheme28 30427 3894.8-3.2
Taxes on dividends to foreign shareholders-33363-115.6-1 200.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Paid and distributed taxes by county authority. January-February accumulated. Change in per cent

A total of NOK 41 billion was paid trough the non-personal taxpaying arrangement, including petroleum taxes, in February. Tax equalization contributions to the central government account for NOK 26 billion of this sum. Payments through the advance tax arrangement account for less than NOK 2 billion of the taxes paid in February.

The total sum of taxes paid in January and February is NOK 126 billion. This is NOK 10 billion, or 7.5 per cent, less than in the first two months of 2015.

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The payments for all taxes excluding petroleum taxes are mainly received in odd months. Income from petroleum taxes are mainly received in even months.