BTN NORWEGIAN POLITICS 2005 HEADLINES ONLY

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N250	Monday, 5 December, 2005 Door Opening	Conservative Leader Opens Door to Progress Party
N249	Sunday, 20 November, 2005 Tufte Or Hønsvald?	Red-Green Budget Rushed Through Parliament Protests From MPs, LO, Others, Overruled "Majority With Built-In Opposition" What if the Socialist Left Party Breaks Out?
N248	Monday, 14 November, 2005 Anti-Growth	New Government Submits Budget Revision Same Balance as in Bondevik Government's Proposal Higher Capital & Capital Returns Tax, Reduced Top Tax Cuts Depreciation Improvement Withdrawn Reduced Funds for R&D All New Tax Revenue and More to Local Governments Changes Will Cause Efficiency Losses Everywhere How Much Left for Welfare When Public Employees Have Taken Their Cut?
N247	Monday, 31 October, 2005 Anti-Salami	Ex-Minister Reveals Open Secret "Action Rule" Based on "Parental" Deception Opportunity Loss Could be Substantial NHO: "Action Rule" Insufficient for Stabilisation Better System With More Democratic Safeguards Possible
N246	Monday, 17 October, 2005 Neutral Budget With Dynamic Effects	Red-Green Government has Taken Office Departing Government Submits Budget Cuts in Personal Tax and Capital Tax Will Not Survive New Government Most Raised Tax Revenue Instead Given to Local Governments MoF Recognizes Marginal Tax Effect on Labour Supply Represents Dilemma for Red-Greens Higher Oil Price Reduces Future Budget Gap
N245	Thursday, 6 October, 2005 Activist Non-Government	Final Decision to Close Union Paper Plant Red-Green Attempt to Influence Members of Corporate Assembly Promise of at Least NOK 400 Mill Annually for Foresters Forewarning of "Active Industry Policy" Investors Offer NOK 100 Mill, Cheered as Heroes Property Alone Worth Several Hundred Millions No Intervention From Competition Authority
N244	Tuesday, 13 September, 2005 Four Red Years	Red-Greens 88 MPs, Non-Socialists 81 Approx 23,000 More Votes to Non-Socialist Block Winners: Labour, Progress Party, Liberals Losers: Conservatives, Christians, Socialist Left Party Minor Uncertainty Remains Poor SV Result Will Complicate Negotiations Barents Sea Activity Highly Exposed for Compromises Pressure for Non-Socialist Unity Will Grow Towards 2009
N243	Friday, 9 September, 2005 Røkke's Vote	Kjell Inge Røkke Says He Will Vote for Stoltenberg
N242	Thursday, 8 September, 2005 Tide Turning	Non-Socialist Majority in Two Polls Hagen to Go for Early Non-Confidence Speculations About New Centrist Government Can Open Conflict With the Progress Party be Avoided?
N241	Thursday, 8 September, 2005 Clients and Power Houses	New Government Program for Innovation and Value Creation Lacking Over-All Perspective on Assets and Opportunities Reversed Cluster Approach; Astounding Exclusion of Petroleum Cluster Lacking Tie-In to Reward and Profitability Some Progress on Theory, Good on Education, Legislation and More Truly Advanced Innovation Policy Must be Part of a National Vision
N240	Monday, 5 September, 2005 Confirmation	NHO Shows 2005 Tax Cuts Have Been Covered Strong Growth of Hours Worked Causes Revenue Growth Further Middle/Long-Term Potential Still Unused Potential of New Job Seekers
N239	Friday, 2 September, 2005 Last Chance	Sponheim: New Budget Documents Prove Dynamic Effects Erna Solberg Getting Closer to Tax and Growth Message Do Both Sides Have the "Same Money"? Stoltenberg Repeats "Voodoo" Statement Major Tax/Growth Offensive Non-Socialists' Last Chance
N238	Tuesday, 30 August, 2005 Politics Vs Policies	Economist Says Politics Doesn't Affect Growth, Unemployment
N237	Monday, 29 August, 2005 Eating It and Having It, Too	Socialist Left Party School Meal Program Disintegrates Assumes Costs Disappear When Paid By State What Does It Tell Us About the Party's General Economic Philosophy?
N236	Tuesday, 23 August, 2005 Towards Defeat	New Surveys Confirm Red-Green Lead, Conflicting Trends Government Has Lost Basic Debates on Tax, Welfare, Growth and Distribution Labour Likely to Win Final Election Campaign Stage As Well Major Changes in Debate Required for Non-Socialists to Win
N235	Monday, 22 August, 2005 Sustainability	Government to Index Sustainability Won't Tell Us Anything New Static or Dynamic Perspective? National Capital Approach Discarded; Should be Reinstated New Key Elements Should Be Knowledge and Good Governance
N234	Friday, 19 August, 2005 Aid Vs Growth	Studies Show No Relationship Between Foreign Aid and Growth Endogenous Growth Models Dismantle Old Theories Norway May Be World's Leading Creator of Poverty Traps Are We Capable of Finding a Creative New Approach? Trade and Industry Must Play a Major Role Could One Answer Be Extensive "People Exchange"?
N233	Wednesday, 17 August, 2005 Creative Destruction	Election: Close Race, Red-Green in Lead Base Post-Election Scenario Now Emerging Hagen Firm: Bondevik Must Go Stoltenberg: No Budget Deal With Non-Socialists Bondevik: Will Refer King to Stoltenberg Stoltenberg: Minority Government Only If Foundation for Policies Bondevik Indicates "Plan B" Possible Dagbladet: Solberg Could be PM if Non-Socialist Majority Is Hagen's Plan Coming Together After All?
N232	Friday, 12 August, 2005 Old Echo	OECD Submits Annual Economic Survey of Norway Echoes Most Fundamentalist Norwegian Views Ignores OECD's Own Work on Innovation
N231	Thursday, 4 August, 2005 Norwegian Wood	Norske Skog Determined to Close Union Paper Mill Record of Double Standards in Political Reactions
N230	Thursday, 21 July, 2005 Grey-Grey Cocktail	Red-Greens Present 155 Points of Agreement Capital Returns Tax Without Reduced Top Tax or Capital Tax
N229	Tuesday, 28 June, 2005 Left Legs Left	Bondevik Determined to Stay in Office Coalition Parties Reaffirm Support Hagen Firm Bondevik Must Resign Anyway Media, Red-Greens Agree With Bondevik Experts Divided Issue Political, Not Constitutional Christians Might Support Labour if Coalition Ousted - Or Not Conservatives Would Look for New Non-Socialist Solution "Plan B" like Willoch 1981-83?
N228	Wednesday, 22 June, 2005 Barking Dog Bit	Hagen Says he Will Sack Bondevik Bondevik, Coalition Won't Believe It Repeat Mantra That Caused the Crisis Bondevik Now Chairs Lame Duck Coalition Collective Stupidity Gives Red-Greens Highway to Power Only Bondevik Still Retains Options - Will he Use Them?
N227	Monday, 20 June, 2005 Inconvenient Tax Knowledge	Finance Minister: Flat Tax Unrealistic Makes Conservative Tax Philosophy Inconsistent Argument Based on 1999 Study's Worst Option Assumes Static Revenue Neutrality; No Effect on Labour Supply Circular Arguments Why Ignore 2004 Study With Opposite Conclusion?
N226	Thursday, 16 June, 2005 Sponheim Takes the Lead	Sponheim: Progress Party Ready for Good Society Closer Cooperation in Next Parliament NHO Takes Stand for Non-Socialist Government Recommends Understanding With Progress Party Pressure on Conservatives To Get Closer to Progress Party Solberg: Certain to Find an Arrangement
N225	Thursday, 26 May, 2005 Pensions	Broad Majority Agree on Pensions Several Issues Left Undecided Early Pension Systems May Undermine Reform
N224	Tuesday, 24 May, 2005 Inequalities	Statistics Indicate Tax Changes Increased Inequalities Fact is More Likely the Opposite A Matter of Dividend Movements VAT Changes Did Not Reduce Equality
N223	Monday, 9 May, 2005 Values and Calculators	Conservatives Discuss Their Identity
N222	Friday, 6 May, 2005 Taxed Opinions	Survey Indicates Low Support for Tax Cuts Conservatives Have Job to Do This Summer
N221	Friday, 6 May, 2005 Heyerdahl's Grudges	Jens P. Heyerdahl: Money Climate Corrupts; Government Responsible
N220	Tuesday, 26 April, 2005 Little Big Nation	Government Submits Report on Northern Areas Stepping Up Dialogue With Western Nations Opposition With Hard, But Empty Criticism Decisive Issues All Hot Potatoes
N219	Monday, 25 April, 2005 Suicide On	Christians Turn Down Two EU Referendums Will Insist on Suicide Clause Sharpening "No to EU" Profile Fears of Leakage to Centre Party Defeat for Bondevik Minor Setback for Non-Socialists' Election Outlook Major Setback for EU Membership
N218	Thursday, 21 April, 2005 Benchmarking Benchmarking	Benchmarking and Innovation: Large Variations, Says Swedish Study Firms Improve By Comparing Best Practises, But Few Do It Access to Capital Main Barrier for Innovation Competitors Main Source for Innovative Ideas Domestic Owners Better Source than Foreign Owners
N217	Monday, 18 April, 2005 A Cancelled Suicide?	Liberals Split 86-81 on EU Sponheim: Suicide Clause Could Be Deleted Requires Option For Two Referendums Bondevik Hints At Same Solution Would Mean Clear Difference on EU Between Two Coalitions
N216	Thursday, 14 April, 2005 Red Carpet	Labour House-Cleaning for Red-Green Partners Huge Enthusiasm for De-Modernised Stoltenberg Full Merger With Trade Union LO
N215	Thursday, 31 March, 2005 When Moderation is Extreme	Red-Greens: More Tax, But Just a Little Government: Less Tax, But Just a Little Where's the Path Away From the Unsustainable Status Quo? A New Welfare State Developing in Europe
N214	Wednesday, 30 March, 2005 Green Causes or Green Effects?	Does It Pay To Be Green? Statistics Norway Report: Premature Conclusion Suggests Technology & Management Primary Causes
N213	Sunday, 20 March, 2005 Blackmailers	Labour Veteran: Centre Party a Blackmail Party Labour Leader: Will Use Party Whip on EU Opposition Centre Leader Warns Voters: Don't Vote Labour Centre Parliamentary Leader: Now They Are Learning! Centre Upping the Ante Before Red-Green Negotiations
N212	Sunday, 20 March, 2005 EU In 2009?	Solberg: New EU Debate in 2007 Bondevik: New EU Debate 2007-09 Christian People's Party Platform: Current Relationships Best Stoltenberg: Red-Green Government Not To Delay EU Membership Stoltenberg: Party Whip Available to Force "No" MPs to Vote "Yes" Iceland Slowly Towards Membership; Could Influence Norway Bondevik Aiming at Being the Statesman Who Solved the EU Riddle? In That Case, We Could Be In EU In 2009
N211	Tuesday, 1 March, 2005 Fish Rent	Government Considering Special Tax on Fish First Score to the Fishermen Much Experience to Share Between Resource Based Industries
N210	Tuesday, 22 February, 2005 Faithful Investment	Labour and Government Agree on New Pipeline Policy
N209	Thursday, 3 February, 2005 Money Throwers	Red-Greens to Foot Bill for CO2 Sequestration & Injection - and More "Yes to Both" Also on Cash Benefit, Kindergartens What Other Problems to be Solved by Throwing Tax-Payers' Money?
N208	Thursday, 3 February, 2005 Useless	Government's Industry Commission Submits Report More Time Spent Voting than Thinking Weak on Offshore Supply Industry
N207	Monday, 10 January, 2005 Gifts, Growth and Generations	Relief Grants From Petroleum Fund? Reality: Fund Would Pay Anyway, Choice is More Tax or Not