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– We have been very restrictive on this in the Conservative Party, but I think the situation is now very different, and if jobs are compared with other issues, then jobs weigh more, says District and Digitization Minister Linda Helleland, who also heads the Conservative Party program committee for E24.
Næringslivsavisen further writes that the program committee is now working on preparing the policy that the party will work on after the next legislature, and that it is in this context that the party wants to cut excise duties that contribute to increased cross-border trade.
Severe fall: Norway statistics: 99% decrease in cross-border trade
Important new jobs
Tobacco is not among the products that conservatives want to reduce excise duties. E24 writes that it is mainly about beer, wine and sugar. Secure jobs in Norway.
– New jobs don’t come overnight, and then it’s harder to sit back and see that according to Virke’s figures, we exported almost 8,200 jobs to Sweden, which we could have in this country, explains Helleland to E24.
More to the state: The abolition of cross-border trade resulted in record tax revenue on soft drinks and beer
Fall in energy trade
Earlier this week, it was announced that cross-border trade fell 99 percent in the second quarter. According to Statistics Norway (SSB), Norwegians were listed for NOK 28 million in the second quarter of this year. At the same time, last year, the trade for the period March, April and May amounted to NOK 4.1 billion.
– Cross-border trade in the second quarter of 2020 was characterized by restrictions that came into force in March, especially against Sweden. Several countries and regions in the Nordic region were exempted from the restrictions as of June 15, but popular destinations for border trade in Sweden remained red on the infection map during the second quarter, says Boyd Oyier of Statistics Norway, Statistics Norway.
The sharp drop also means that state excise revenue has risen sharply during the period when the borders have been closed.
Records last year: Norwegians have set a new border trade record
700 million
Director Erlend Vagnild Fuglum of the Brewery and Beverage Association estimates that in the summer months alone, the Treasury’s revenue from beer and soft drinks has increased by NOK 700 million.
– Never before has the state received higher tax revenue from beverages. In beer alone, the increase in sales leads to an increase in alcohol tax revenue of 318 million in June and July, compared to the same period last year. At the same time, state revenue from the soda tax has increased by $ 85 million, says Fuglum, adding:
– If you include VAT and other taxes, we estimate that tax revenues from soft drinks and beer have increased by more than NOK 700 million in the summer months alone, he continues.
In May, Sylvi Listhaug of the Progress Party emphasized the importance of considering the alcohol tax in particular during negotiations on a revised national budget.
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