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Government budget 2024: Norway will continue to receive patients from Ukraine
06/10/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe government has proposed a grant of NOK 200 million in 2024 to support the treatment of patients from Ukraine in Norwegian hospitals. To date, more than 300 patients have arrived in Norway as part of the medevac scheme. Since the start of the war
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Revised National Budget: Postponed implementation of resource rent tax on onshore wind power
11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Government wants a larger share of the value which is created from the country’s common natural resources to benefit local communities, municipalities and society as a whole. The Government notified its intention to propose a resource rent tax
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Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2023
11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of FinanceTo secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to launching the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised Budget.
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National Budget 2024: NOK 2.2 billion more for hospitals, waiting times to be reduced
11/10/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe Norwegian government is proposing a NOK 2.2 billion increase in funding for hospitals above and beyond wage and price inflation. The draft budget will facilitate shorter waiting times, strengthened mental health care and collaborative measures
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National Budget 2024: Creating more training posts to solve the GP crisis
11/10/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services‘In order to solve the GP crisis, we need more doctors to be trained and specialise in general practice. With 66 new positions for specialised doctors next year, we are providing the highest ever number of posts,’ says Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of
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State budget for 2025: Norwegian government boosting hospital finances: waiting times to be slashed
16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesIn the state budget for 2025, the Norwegian government is proposing to increase operating allocations for hospitals by NOK 5.5 billion compared to the balanced budget for 2024. You would have to go back to 2008 to find the closest comparable
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A responsible approach to floating offshore wind
07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe government’s offshore wind initiative continues on a steady course. The government will announce the next project areas for development of offshore wind on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2025 and is proposing 35 billion NOK for a support
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State budget for 2025: NOK 400 million for mental health and substance abuse
16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesIn the state budget for 2025, the Norwegian government is proposing to allocate NOK 400 million for following up on the escalation plan for mental health and the upcoming prevention and treatment reform for the field of substance abuse.
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The National Budget 2025: Key Figures in the National Budget 2025
07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures at 8 am, prior to the publication of the budget, which includes more detailed projections, at 10 am.
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State budget for 2025: Norwegian government making arrangements for 1,500 round-the-clock care places
16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesIn the state budget for 2025, the Norwegian government is proposing a commitment framework of NOK 3.25 billion for investment subsidies, corresponding to around 1,500 round-the-clock care places.
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The National Budget: A green aid budget with a focus on solidarity
08/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Government has proposed an aid budget of over NOK 41 billion for 2022. In order to address the climate threat, the Government has proposed a significant increase in funding for efforts in the areas of renewable energy, food security and climate
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Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2022
12/05/2022 Press release Ministry of FinanceTo secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to launching the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed estimates will be published with the Revised
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Revised National Budget: Additional child-related expertise at asylum reception centres
12/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Norwegian Government proposes allocating NOK 17.2 million in funding to increase child-related expertise at asylum reception centres.
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The National Budget 2023: Adjusting the tax rules for the petroleum sector
06/10/2022 Press release Ministry of FinanceOil and gas prices have increased significantly since the introduction of the temporary tax rules for the petroleum sector in 2020. As a result of this, the Government will now be adjusting these rules.
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The National Budget 2023: Historic investment in the Regular General Practitioner Scheme
07/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe government is proposing a NOK 690 million boost to the Regular General Practitioner Scheme in 2023, resulting in a total annual budget of NOK 920 million. In what is an otherwise tight budget, the government has still been able to accommodate an
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The National Budget 2023: Key Figures in the National Budget 2023
06/10/2022 Press release Ministry of FinanceTo ensure simultaneous access to information which may be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures at 8:00AM prior to the budget launch at 10:00 am. More detailed projections will be published with the National Budget.
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The Longship project is near completion
07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Norwegian government continues its investment in the Longship project and proposes an allocation of 2.1 billion NOK in the state budget for 2025. In 2025, a large part of the full-scale project for CCS in Norway will be completed.
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State budget for 2025: Historic investment in our shared health service
16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesHealth is one of the primary investment areas in the proposed national budget for 2025. Among other things, the Norwegian government is proposing to increase funding for hospitals by NOK 5.5 billion compared to the balanced budget for 2024. You
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Profits from natural resources will be better distributed
28/09/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance, Office of the Prime MinisterEnergy producers and the aquaculture industry make billions of kroner on our common resources. The Government is now proposing that more of the value created should go back to society.
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High-price contribution on wind and hydropower
28/09/2022 News story Ministry of FinanceThe Government is proposing to introduce a high-price contribution, with the rate set at 23 per cent of the electricity price in excess of NOK 0.70 per kWh. The contribution is designed as an excise duty payable to the treasury. The tax will be