11/05/2023at 11:30

Norway delays plan for onshore wind tax after industry outcry

Protests against a 40% resource rent tax on onshore wind farms see Norway backtrack plans.

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By Kari Lundgren, bloomberg

Norwegian lawmakers said they would postpone a plan that would have slapped a 40% resource rent tax on land-based wind farms after protests from industry.

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