The government has announced a press conference on municipal finances today, and the municipalities will receive an extra five billion this year to cover extraordinary costs. It shows a photo that was posted on social media with the Minister for Employment and Inclusion Tonje Brenna (Ap), which was immediately deleted. The figures will be presented by municipal minister Erling Sande (Sp) and Labor deputy leader Tonje Brenna later today. The municipalities themselves have calculated the extra expenses for the current year to be in the order of NOK 10-15 billion, as news has previously reported.
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