Salmar is considering legal action against the ground rent tax – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio

– SalMar is strongly against the ground rent tax model and its level, and believes that the arguments put forward in the company’s consultation response in January 2023 are still relevant. The company writes this in a press release on Thursday morning. – The company will continue to argue for a change to the overall tax system and tax level for Norwegian aquaculture in a close and fact-based dialogue with the authorities and decision-makers. – SalMar is open to any legal action related to the ground rent tax. Can follow Mowi Yesterday it was also known that the salmon giant Mowi is going to court because of the salmon tax. They are suing because of the bottom deduction. – The deduction means that the base rate model is no longer neutral. The small ones are favored over the big ones, said Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim. Good results Although Salmar is not satisfied with the ground rent tax, the figures for the second quarter show that the company is doing very well. They earned 1.745 billion from operations in the second quarter. – We report strong results that are largely in line with our expectations, and good progress in our work to integrate NRS, NTS and SalmoNor into SalMar. – We have recently signed a refinancing package, and strengthened our balance sheet through the sale of shares in Frøy. All this gives us an even stronger basis for further growth, says Frode Arntsen, CEO of SalMar. CEO Frode Arntsen. Photo: Jøte Toftaker / news Vedum confident about the ground rent tax – We are completely confident about the legal basis, says Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) to NTB. Mowi claims the basic deduction in the ground rent tax on aquaculture is discriminatory and in breach of EEA rules. They believe the tax hits large companies unfairly hard. The basic tax deduction is NOK 70 billion. Vedum clarifies that the minimum deduction is the same for all companies. – Not everyone has the same amount of profit. Those who have large profits enjoy it, but they also enjoy the bottom deduction, Vedum told NTB. Trygve Slagsvold Vedum feels confident about the ground rent tax as it is today. Photo: Stian Strøm / news



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