The Conservatives are selling their grandmother so that the richest will avoid wealth tax

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Photo: Frode Overland Andersen, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Photo: Frode Overland Andersen, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16 September 2024 10:03

The Conservatives are selling their grandmother so that the richest will avoid wealth tax

Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss: The Conservative Party and NHO want "old ladies with some wealth" to pay wealth tax, while the very richest should be exempt.

Today's Norwegian wealth tax is not a granny tax, but the Conservative Party and NHO are currently working hard to make it so. It is better if they throw the term "working capital" on the scrap heap and start working to find ways to reduce wealth tax for everyone, Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss writes.

His feature article Høyre selger bestemoren sin for at de rikeste skal slippe formuesskatt (in Norwegian) was published in Dagens Næringsliv on 12 September, 2024.