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Asset Management Department

The Asset Management Departmentis responsible for the Ministry’s work on the Government Pension Fund. The work on strengthening the management of the funds is central to the Ministry of Finance and the department's responsibilities include

Director General Espen Erlandsen

Economic Policy Department

The Economic Policy Department monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Economic Policy Department is responsible for raising and servicing government loans at home and

Director General Amund Holmsen

Tax Policy Department

The Tax Policy Department analyses how tax legislation and amendments affect saving, consumption, investments and labour supply and how tax revenues change when regulations are amended. This department is also responsible for preparing the annual

Director General Siren Solhaug

Tax Law Department

Tax Law Department is responsible for the drafting, interpretation and administration of regulations relating to income and wealth tax, petroleum tax, national insurance contributions, property tax, inheritance tax, value-added tax, customs duty and

Director General Omar G. Dajani

Financial Markets Department

The work of the Ministry of Finance includes a number of responsibilities toward the financial markets. The Financial Markets Department attends to many of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance toward the financial markets including

Director General Geir Åvitsland

Budget Department

The Budget Department is responsible for coordinating the work on the budget. The Government's role in preparing the budget is based on the principle of lump-sum allocations and the individual ministers have considerable autonomy in how they spend

Director General Silje Gamstøbakk

Department for Organisational Support and Development

Department for Organisational Support and Development (Avdeling for virksomhetsstøtte og -utvikling) is a staff unit for the leadership of the Ministry. The overall aim of the Department is to contribute to ensuring that the Ministry's resources are

Departments

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Other Political Staff

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health monitors the health of the population and works to improve general health by focusing on health promotion and the prevention of disease.

Web page: http://www.fhi.no/eway/?pid=238

Subordinate institutions

Norwegian Directorate of Health

The Directorate of Health is a specialist body both in the area of public health and living conditions and in the area of health services.

Web page: http://www.helsedirektoratet.no/portal/page?_pageid=134,112387&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&language=english

Report No. 5 to the Storting (2006-2007) - Earning and drawing old age pension from the National Insurance Scheme

Chapter 1: A sustainable pension system with a good social profile

CO2 emissions permit for Statoil's combined heat and power plant at

CO2 emissions permit for Statoil's combined heat and power plant at Mongstad: The CO2 emissions permit for Statoil's combined heat and power plant at Mongstad is pursuant to the Act of 13 March 1981 concerning protection against pollution and

Agreed Minutes

Agreed Minutes on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles between the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway in the Southern Part of the Banana Hole of the Northeast Atlantic 1. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom

Consultation - Draft regulation relating to an environment fee for visitors to Svalbard

Consultation - Draft regulation relating to an environment fee for visitors to Svalbard Summary

Deadline for consultation: 19/06/2016 Status: Consultation has been processed

Recommendation on suspension of exclusion of KerrMcGee Corporation (“KerrMcGee”)

(Unofficial English translation) To the Ministry of Finance Oslo, May 24, 2006 Recommendation on suspension of exclusion of KerrMcGee Corporation (“KerrMcGee”). 1 Background The Council on Ethics for the Government Petroleum Fund, now the Government

Scheduled air services in Norway, Finnmark and Northern Troms - 1 April 2007 – 31 March 2010

Invitation to tender Aug 24 2006: Scheduled air services in Norway - 1 April 2007 – 31 March 2010 (pdf) Invitation to tender (Norwegian)

Facts 2006 Energy and water resources in Norway

Facts 2006 Energy and water resources in Norway The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy publishes an English translation of this facts sheet on energy and water resources in Norway every other year. In this publication stationary energy supply and

Pocket Statistics on Government Employees 2006

This booklet contains statistics relating to employees of the Norwegian central government administration.