The matter in summary • 323 of Norway’s 357 municipalities have introduced property tax.• Drammen is one of the 34 municipalities that have not introduced property tax, despite financial challenges.• An opinion poll shows that a majority of 52 percent of the inhabitants of Drammen do not want property tax for to improve the economy.• Håvard Moe, senior adviser at KS Konsulent, believes that property tax is one of the best tax objects in Norway, but that it is not will be enough alone to solve financial problems in the municipalities.• Politicians from both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party are skeptical about introducing property tax.• Moe believes that property tax can be an effective tool for preserving school structure and financing projects that the state will not pay for. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. 323 of Norway’s 357 municipalities have property tax, according to figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Drammen is one of the municipalities that does not have it, and despite the economic crisis, the majority of residents are not willing to pay it. – It is a bit surprising that Drammen has not introduced it, when it has become so common elsewhere in the country. At least when you don’t want to take the other medicine that works, says Håvard Moe, senior advisor at KS Konsulent. And the medicine he talks about are measures such as doing something about the school structure: In short, closing schools. What do you think about property tax? Have your say at the bottom of the matter. Håvard Moe at KS Konsulent thinks it is strange that more municipalities do not have property tax, although he says it does not solve everything. Photo: Olav Røli / news Want the tax removed In municipalities that have property tax, residents pay an average of NOK 3,713 a year. Many of the municipalities governed by the Conservative Party have property tax, even if the politicians there are against it in principle. They want it gone, but how about getting it done in the current situation. Read the answers from three of them here: Does not help alone Håvard Moe says that every “sensible economist” is a supporter of property tax. – Property tax is one of the best tax objects we have in Norway. If Norwegians start to earn significantly more money, we have a strong tendency to acquire nicer housing. Nevertheless, it will not do to simply introduce a new tax, Moe believes. – I have not been in a single municipality where property tax has solved the problem alone. The probability is high that the municipality will be just as broke in ten years’ time. It’s like in personal finance, you get used to the money you have. – But if you don’t want to make major structural changes, it’s a good tool. It assumes that everyone wants to join the splicing team, even those who do not have school children. There is no property tax These municipalities have not introduced property tax: AskerAskøyAustevollBjørnafjordenBærumDrammenDyrøyEnebakkFærderGjerdrumHasvikHerøy (Møre og Romsdal)HoleHortenHægebostadHåKarasjokKleppLierNannestadNordre FolloRælingenSandeSandefjordSolaStjørdalSveioSøndre LandSørreisaTrænaTønsbergVanylvenØksnesØvre Eiker Source: Statistics Norway The majority say no In a poll by Norstat, which was conducted for Drammens Tidende and news, a majority of 52 per cent answered that they did not want property tax to improve the economy. Conservative group leader Kristin Surlien says that property tax is not something the party is considering. The Labor Party also relates to the program on which they were elected. – We see that a smaller proportion is willing to pay property tax, just to prevent the closure of schools. Based on that, I read that something more must come out of it. There must be content, quality and some additional services, says Mads Hilden. Money for “everything that’s fun” There will be fewer children and young people in Drammen, like many other places in the country. – Property tax can then be an excellent tool, if you think it’s worth it. Because there is nothing in the way of using it to preserve a school structure that the state does not want to pay for, says Håvard Moe. – Or if you want to build a cultural center, for which you do not get money from the state. Or a particularly large sports building, or whatever it might be. Different models do something with what people are willing to accept in terms of extra expenses. – I live in Lillestrøm municipality, where they introduced property tax many years ago. Lillestrøm has a separate budget for the property tax and, in short, it finances everything that is fun. It goes to the main library open on Sundays, youth facilities, extra grants for school bands, activity funds for children and young people, everything that is fun. – And then the right won the election after promising to remove the property tax. But being a politician and going to the polls on the assumption that you will remove everything that is fun, it doesn’t work. – The only thing that is absolutely certain is that there will be noise anyway? – Yes, it does. Do you think struggling municipalities should introduce property tax to finance the services? Have your say here: Hi! Welcome to dialogue at news. 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