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Norway gov’t plan to add 40% tax to salmon sector could ‘kill innovation’

The plan to add a 40% tax to the salmon farming sector will 'kill' innovation unless accompanied by incentives for technological development, said Sondre Eide, CEO of Eide Fjordbruk

By Tom Seaman | Oct. 3, 2022 10:49 BST
Eide Fjordbruk's salmon farms in western Norway. Credit: Eide Fjordbruk's website
Eide Fjordbruk's salmon farms in western Norway. Credit: Eide Fjordbruk's website
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The Norwegian government's plans to add a 40% resource rent tax to the salmon farming sector will "kill" innovation unless it's accompanied by incentives for technological development, the CEO of a family-owned farmer told Undercurrent News.  [...]

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