Oslo, Norway (AP) – Norwegians headed to vote on Monday on the main day of the new parliamentary vote after a future campaign Wealth Tax Dates in the late 19th century were central issues.
Approximately 4.3 million people Scandinavia’s country You are eligible to vote for the new 169 councils or storting. Close outcomes are expected between the central left block led by Labour Party Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stroer And the right wing block.
Official results are expected on Tuesday, with weeks of negotiations likely to continue to build a coalition before King Harald swears in the new government and agree to the position of the Cabinet.
The results are unlikely to have a major impact on Norway’s foreign policy. This country is a stubborn member of NATO, Ukraine’s defense There is a border in the Northern Arctic against Russia. Although he is not a member of the European Union, he has close economic ties with 27 blocs.
Norway is one of the richest countries in the world. It has a generous welfare state, on billions of barrels of oil and gas, and has one of the world’s largest sovereign funds worth around 20 trillion kroner ($200 trillion). According to the International Monetary Fund, it has the sixth highest per capita gross domestic product in the world and is number one in the US.
It is also one of the most egalitarian countries in the world, sharing wealth much more equally than many others.
The Labour Party wants to maintain the wealth tax, which has been the mainstay of Norwegian policy since 1892. This is a collection of up to 1.1% on assets and stocks above 1.76 million crore (approximately $176,000), but with a variety of cuts and discounts. Labour said it would cost 34 billion crore ($3.3 billion) a year.
Of the rivals on the right, the conservatives want to reduce it, and Sylvi Listaug’s Progress party seeks lower taxes and more immigration control, and wants to scrap it.
The polls show the Listaug party ahead of the Conservatives led by former Prime Minister Elna Solberg, who was the last senior partner of the central right government from 2013 to 2021. It is supported by an energetic social media campaign driven by youthful influencers inspired by young voters against the wealth tax.
