22 March 2023 at 10:40 Støre on criticism of wealth: Breach of the social contract Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) is dealing with Norwegian billionaires who move out of the country. – Those who travel out can make their own choices. But I believe it is a breach of a social contract, Støre said in question time today, and elaborated: – When you have become rich in Norway, and I am glad that people can become rich by investing and creating value, you also have had your children in school, you have had hospitals offered, you can drive on roads, enjoy research. SV’s new party leader Kirsti Bergstø received a lot of attention when, in her speech to the party’s national meeting last weekend, she asked Kjell Inge Røkke to “smoke and travel”. – Instead of asking people to quit and leave, I want to ask them to stay to create and share. That is the task in Norway, said Støre. Both Conservative leader Erna Solberg and Frp leader Sylvi Listhaug accused the government of pursuing a policy that is hostile to business. Solberg demanded an answer as to when the government will remove the temporary increased employer’s tax, which contributes NOK 7 billion to this year’s state budget. Støre could not give an answer to that. – We have not set a timetable for that, he said in question time, and referred to the revised budget in May and next year’s budget in the autumn. Solberg believes that this tax particularly affects companies with highly skilled labour, of which Norway needs more. At the same time, Støre confirmed that the so-called high price subsidy on power revenues, which kicks in when the price goes above 70 øre per kilowatt hour, will be phased out at the end of 2024.
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