Normprisrådet renewed despite Storting vote

In June, the Storting asked the government to present a proposal to abolish both the normprisrådet and the normpriser regime from the 2027 income year (NRK Nordland / Lofoten). The normprisrådet is a group of experts that sets fish prices used to calculate the salmon tax owed by fish-farming companies.

In its draft budget, the government nevertheless chooses to renew the council next year, while alternatives are being studied. "The Storting is above the government. I do not accept that," says Nordland MP Bent-Joacim Bentzen (Sp) (NRK Nordland / Lofoten). He calls the decision "incredibly arrogant" and criticises the fact that the Labour Party keeps its normprisråd. Sjømat Norge director general Geir Ove Ystmark is also reacting to the government text.

This decision weighs on news Nordland / Lofoten: in Nordland county, salmon farming and fishing structure a significant share of local economic activity and employment.