It is the issue that has set the Norwegian general election alight: whether to keep, cut or abolish the national wealth tax. It seems settling the wealth tax dispute will take all of the diplomatic skills he deployed in that role. Photograph: Drazen_/Getty ImagesAlthough 720,000 citizens pay wealth tax, for most the annual contribution is small. He exited the company last year and no longer pays the wealth tax, but has done previously. Alstadsæter says the wealth tax is harder to dodge: “It’s the only tax that cannot be avoided through restructuring while living in Norway, hence the opposition.”

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2025 08:32 UTC