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Norway - less and less car and fuel taxes

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Government revenues from fuel and motor vehicles fell 11%. from 2019 to 2020 Switching to electric and low-emission cars reduces state influence.

Taxes on fuel and motor vehicles are partly use-dependent and partly related to owning or buying a car.

Taxes paid on fuel and motor vehicles fell by NOK 4,6 billion from 2019 to last year. Of this, NOK 3,6 billion is a drop in taxes on car purchases and ownership, and NOK 1 billion is a tax on fuel, according to the office statistical Norway (SSB).

Norway - less and less taxes

Since 2015, the taxes paid on fuel and motor vehicles have been reduced by NOK 10,5 billion. During this period, the number of electric cars increased from 69 to 000.

In the same period, sales of gasoline and diesel oil decreased. Sales of motor gasoline decreased by almost 18%, and diesel oil sales by less than 7%.

Statistics on environmental economic instruments provide an overview of changes in environmental taxes as well as subsidies. The data includes measures that have been implemented to correct negative environmental effects caused by human activities. The statistics were first published in 2014 and are updated annually.

Source: NTB
Photo: Gorm Kallestad / NTB

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