Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Today, the Government presents a white paper to Stortinget (the Parliament) on reform of the Norwegian pension system. (10.12.04)
Mandate for the government petroleum fund’s advisory council on ethics The Ministry of Finance presented ethical guidelines for the Government Petroleum Fund in the Revised National Budget for 2004. The Storting endorsed the guidelines in Budget
- The coming ageing of the population requires comprehensive efforts to ensure growth and welfare in Norway, says Minister of Finance, Mr. Per-Kristian Foss. (19.11.04)
Translation from Norwegian: 2004-11 This translation is for information purposes only. Legal authenticity remains with the original Norwegian version as published in “Norsk Lovtidend”. Regulation on the Management of the Government Petroleum Fund
The Petroleum Fund’s Advisory Council on Ethics was established today by Royal Decree. (19.11.2004)
EFTA Surveillance Authority Rue Belliard 35 B-1040 Brussels, Belgia Deres ref Vår ref Dato 02/2359 SL aee/kala 12 .11.2004 Notification of reduced rates of social security contributions for certain sectors – opening of a formal investigation
The Ministry of Finance presents today a proposition to Stortinget (the Parliament) concerning authorisations for central government borrowing in 2005. (05.11.2004)
The King in Council reappointed today, 29 October 2004, Mr. Svein Gjedrem as Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank) and Chairman of the Bank’s Executive Board for a second term of six years as from 1 January 2005. (29.10.2004)
The growth of the Norwegian economy is robust, and employment has picked up. A broadly neutral fiscal stance has over the past couple of years facilitated an expansionary monetary policy, and the krone exchange rate is now more in line with its
In the National Budget for 2005 the Government proposes that companies’ income from shares will be exempted from taxation. At the same time, the right of companies to deduct losses on shares will be abolished. (06.10.2004)
More aid, more trade Letter printed in Financial Times, 09.07.04 In the past, too often official development aid failed to have the effect of spurring economic growth and reducing poverty. We have learned much over the past decade how to raise aid
- The Government wants to make it easier to comply with tax, customs and excise regulations. At the same time it will be harder to circumvent the rules and evade taxes and customs and excise duties, says Minister of Finance Per-Kristian Foss. (
An appropriate policy mix has contributed to improved outlook for the Norwegian economy over the last year. Growth in mainland Norway is picking up, and the situation in the labour market has improved. (11.05.2004)
In the Revised National Budget for 2004 the Government announced certain amendments to the petroleum tax act which will be put forward in the budget for 2005. (11.05.2004)
The Revised National Budget 2004 includes new ethical guidelines proposed by the Government for the management of the Government Petroleum Fund. (11.05.2004)
Today, the Government has presented a white paper on tax reform aiming at reducing the tax on labour, decreasing the net wealth tax, abolishing the taxation of imputed rent from housing and decreasing the rate differential between labour and
In its white paper on taxation presented today, the Government proposes that companies’ income from shares will be exempted from taxation. At the same time the right of companies to deduct losses on shares will be abolished. The intention is to
Every eighteen months the OECD presents a survey of the Norwegian economy. This survey is based on the Secretariat’s study prepared for the annual review of Norway by the Economic and Development Review Committee.The OECD will publish its latest