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While the ruling parties and the FRP have just agreed to lower the air passenger tax, the MDGs are taking a rather different approach.
In their alternative budget that they present today, they increase the plane seat fare between the larger cities from 300 to 500 crowns.
– We increased the seat fare between the larger cities of Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Kristiansand. This will also apply to travel to EU countries. However, the great thing about this year is that we are eliminating the tax in all other parts of the country. This is to maintain infrastructure in places where frequent train departures are not available, Une Bastholm, MDG leader, tells Dagbladet.
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Distribute weather rewards
The flight seat fare is a specific ODM fare that is tied to the number of seats on the plane. The Green Party also conserves the green the air passenger fare to the government. The Ministry of Finance has calculated that we will raise NOK 1.6 billion next year, but:
– We distribute this again to the people in a so-called climate reward. If you choose to travel in an environmentally friendly way, you end up with an advantage. Everyone in Norway receives NOK 300 per person, including children, Bastholm says.
– madness
– The aviation industry has big problems. With his plan, Norwegian and perhaps Widerøe too would have become puppets, but perhaps that doesn’t matter from an MDG point of view?
– We ensure that the state continues to buy passenger travel, to maintain the infrastructure throughout the country. But we do not agree that it is the task of politicians to bring air traffic back to the level it was before the crown. It will be crazy, says Bastholm.
She believes that the aviation industry will change a lot “after all of Norway has waited for video conferences.”
– I think the Storting’s job is to ensure good and safe infrastructure, but not to contribute more aircraft than it would otherwise, emphasizes Bastholm, who believes that the industry has gotten rid of environmental taxes that should have been imposed for too long. weather.
Regarding the Norwegian in crisis, the MDG leader has the following message:
– I think we should have some competition, but I’m not worried that we should save Norwegian at any cost. They have chosen a business model that is less competitive at a time when flights have less space, he says.
– But is it okay to do this right now?
– Yes, we cannot choose to live in another era. Corona and the climate crisis are happening at the same time. We need an aviation industry that is different than the one we left on March 12, when Norwegians were at the top of aviation in Europe, he says.
Raise the railroad
In return, the MDGs will give a boost to the railways.
– We spend $ 3.4 billion more than the government on faster development of railways across the country. In addition, we invest money to make ticket prices 20 percent cheaper and to make public transport free for all children up to school age.
Gives 13 billion
The Finance Ministry, on behalf of the ODMs, has calculated how much they will receive from the increased taxes on aircraft. The estimate is up to 13 billion.
– The estimates are quite optimistic. But it is important to say that we do not use environmental taxes to generate income, we do it to reduce emissions. We believe that it generates changes quickly and only provides short-term income.
MDG is still using this 13 billion in its alternative budget for 2021.
– Next year, we have based on the income that is calculated, but we do not expect it to be an equally high sum in 2022. We take the large income in tax changes. We are in favor of a higher estate tax, where we protect the smallest fortunes, but increase the tax on the highest fortunes.
