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Listhaug describes the progression in the conversations as very slow.
– All deadlines will expire if they don’t realize that the pace needs to pick up and the money needs to be on the table. Now it’s about saving many jobs and insuring people who are laid off or lose their jobs, he tells NTB.
Negotiations between the FRP and the government parties Høyre, Venstre and KrF have been ongoing since Monday, November 9.
Earlier this week, the parties agreed on a crisis package totaling NOK 22.4 billion for Norwegian municipalities and companies affected by the crown.
“Glossy Buttons and Pictures”
In budget negotiations, Listhaug calls for more powerful measures for the maritime industry and measures to reduce cross-border trade through tax cuts on smoke, snus, alcohol, chocolate and soft drinks.
– Christmas is just around the corner, and with this turtle rhythm, we will not reach the goal before Christmas. I think the ruling parties must understand now that we are not going to sell ourselves for shiny buttons and images, he says.
The chair of the Finance Committee, Mudassar Kapur (H), will not give any description of the progression.
– The most important thing in these types of conversations is that you have quality assured things, get answers to questions, have good conversations, and continue constantly with the next meeting. That’s what we do, he tells NTB.
The ruling parties and the FRP parted ways around 1pm Thursday, but had plans for new meetings later the same day.
Refugee and aid quota
From what NTB understands, the parties are now spending time clearing the path of “all that is not difficult” in the negotiations.
It will probably be possible for Frp to negotiate significantly more money for measures that can be included in the framework of managing the corona pandemic. The crisis means that the billions of oil are very loose.
Two issues that the parties view completely differently are the question of how many refugee quotas Norway will receive in 2021 and how much money will be spent on development assistance.
The ruling parties plan to accept 3,000 quota refugees, while the FRP’s starting point is zero. At the same time, the FRP will save NOK 11.4 billion by cutting the development assistance budget from 1% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.7%.
At the same time, KrF is reluctant to cut alcohol taxes, as Frp wants. And the FRP’s demand for cuts in car taxes and less money for new facilities to capture and store CO2 touches on two central issues for the Liberal Party.
Posted on November 27
At the moment, it is the tax politicians of the Storting who are negotiating. But parliamentary leaders or party leaders are likely to get involved at a later date.
In accordance with the progress plan now on the table, the financial recommendation will be presented on November 27. This means there must be a negotiated solution before then, but on Thursday there is little indication that budgetary comrades are close to an agreement.
– We are a little provoked now that it is so late, says Listhaug, who asks for a higher pace.
The Storting is now talking about negotiations in the fall of 2016. At that time, the four parties did not reach an agreement on a budget until the night of Saturday 3 December. He was then introduced by party leaders at a hastily convened press conference at Asko’s Kalbakken facility in Oslo.
