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DEALER: Siv Jensen in his office Tuesday night. Photo: TORE KRISTIANSEN
Taxes on cross-border goods are reduced by billions, in exchange for Siv Jensen reducing demand for cuts in the number of refugees from the quota, according to TV 2 sources.
This afternoon, there is a hectic meeting activity in the various parties to consider the proposed budget agreement.
The ruling parties and the FRP have so far been widely separated in the negotiations.
The leader of the Christian Popular Party, Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, agreed to a “significant reduction” of the alcohol tax on beer and wine, writes TV 2.
NRK receives the same information from one source.
Taxes on alcohol will be reduced by 10 percent and the tax on snus by 25 percent, if the budget agreements are signed, sources tell the channel.
In addition, the tax on sugar and chocolate will be eliminated.
In total, the cuts that the government has offered to the FRP in cross-border property taxes amount to NOK 7.4 billion, reports TV 2.
3,000 quota refugees
In exchange for reducing taxes on alcohol, FRP leader Siv Jensen will remove the requirement that Norway accept less than 3,000 quota refugees and accept the full quota for government parts.
At the same time, the level of development assistance remains at 1% of gross national income (GNI), reports the channel.
On the other hand, the FRP has gained support for a number of other austerity measures in the area; Longer temporary accommodation for refugees and stricter requirements for permanent residence in Norway, according to sources.
Before the negotiations, the FRP demanded cuts in the development assistance budget and in the number of refugees Norway will receive next year. During the talks, Jensen has repeatedly emphasized that the party wants restrictions on asylum and immigration policy.
There are no more estate tax cuts in the proposed budget deal that the government parties and the FRP have negotiated, NTB writes.
In October, the government proposed a NOK 1.37 billion wealth tax cut in its state budget for 2021. The cut comes in the form of an increase in the valuation discount of stocks and fixed assets from 35 to 45 percent. next year.
Overtime
The FRP and the ruling parties have already agreed on a crisis package of NOK 22.1 billion for companies and municipalities affected by the crown.
FRP leader Siv Jensen has also demanded 1 billion from retirees in negotiations, to ensure greater purchasing power for this group next year.
Budget negotiations began on November 9, but the next day the government presented a new crown package. Thus, the first week they agreed to reach an agreement on the matter. FRP was able to negotiate the size of the package at NOK 4.4 billion.
Budget talks continued between fiscal politicians in the Storting, but were transferred to party leaders on November 21.
The financial recommendation was presented last Friday, without any agreement. This means that a possible budget deal will be presented in the room before Thursday’s financial debate.
