OSLO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Norwegian government has
proposed to overhaul the country's petrol tax system, which has
been in place since 2005, to better align it with expected
future industry developments, the country's finance minister
said on Tuesday.
"The changes mean that the tax conditions will be tighter
and have a more neutral effect on investments. At the same time,
we are making sure that companies have predictable framework
conditions," Finance Minister Jan Tore Sanner told a news
conference.
According to the latest polls, the centre-right minority
government is set to lose the parliamentary elections over Sept.
12-13, with climate change and the future of Norway's oil and
gas industry at the centre of the debate.
(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis
Editing by David Goodman)