ASC Blasts Norway’s Surcharge on Certified Salmon in Latest Aquaculture Tax Proposal

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) raised concerns about the latest version of Norway’s aquaculture tax, which could see ASC-certified fish subject to a NOK 2.00 per kg surcharge.

ASC CEO Chris Ninnes wrote a letter to Norway’s Ministry of Finance raising concerns about the proposed resource rent tax on Norwegian salmon, trout, and rainbow trout. ASC said it was not informed of the details of the proposed tax, and nothing has been made public, so it had to rely on a newsletter report published...

Norway’s Opposition Party Wants to Cut Salmon Tax

Norway’s Conservative party, Høyre, said it wants to reduce taxes on aquaculture and improve the conditions in which the industry operates within the country.

The news comes after the Conservative party, the primary opposition, released its party program policy which proposed a cut on the current aquaculture tax from 25% to 15%.

“Taxes must be reduced, predictability increased and regulations must be simplified. In this program, we therefore prioritize removing the wealth tax on working capital, and are considering a partial switch to other business taxation. We propose...