Green Party demands 170 billion kroner budget boost
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The Green Party has proposed adding 170 billion kroner to the state budget, an amount that would test even the most generous fiscal policy. The demand comes as DNB Bank raises mortgage rates; the housing market is already beginning to show the effects of the current interest rate environment.
Public scrutiny is focused on a live hearing of the Control and Constitutional Committee, while the state of the public sector remains a mixed bag: a strike in private kindergartens was averted and long-delayed new trains have finally arrived, but a new report finds the country has a higher-than-average reliance on unqualified teachers.
Property developers are facing their own credibility gap. One company admitted fault after advertising homes as being within walking distance of amenities that turned out to be an hour away. It is a day for admitting errors; a man who was hunted by authorities for many years has finally been convicted.