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Norway's plan for tourist tax changed to target cruise passengers

Norway plans to implement a tourist tax by summer 2025, focusing initially on northern regions and including cruise passengers nationwide.
The proposed tax arose from concerns over environmental and infrastructural strain caused by mass tourism, but political opposition casts doubt on parliamentary approval.
Following criticism that the original plan exempted cruise and campervan tourists, the Labour Party revised the tax to cover these groups and lower accommodation rates.
Labour’s Rune Støstad said they have "really listened to all input" and worked to make the tax fairer by accommodating all parties involved.
The revised framework, shaped by opposition criticism, will run for two years with ongoing municipal discretion and a possible national rollout afterward.

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Norway's plan for tourist tax changed to target cruise passengers

After months of debate and pushback Norway’s ruling Labour Party has revised its proposed tourist tax proposal to target cruise and campervan tourists.

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