If you live in Høylandet in Trøndelag you have to pay 19,951 kroner in municipal taxes. Do you live however in Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane, the fees are almost 14,000 crowns less.
Kristin Gyldenskog in Huseiernes Association think the differences are unfathomable.
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– there are such big differences, it is simply inconceivable, says study manager for House Owners Association, Kristin Gyldenskog NRK.
– Get to share the costs of
The study was done by Statistics Norway for House Owners Association, and was first described by the Times Monday. It includes charges for water, sewer, garbage collection and sweeping, and is based on a standard dwelling of 120 square meters.
In the highlands municipality must pay 7,000 more than the national average of 12.780 million. The municipality has only 1,250 inhabitants, and it is part of the reason that the fees are so high, according to the mayor Hege Nordheim Viken.
– That we tops the statistics because we are a small municipality with few residents to share the costs on. We have in recent years had the need to upgrade water mains, and then, the fees increased, she says to Trønder-Avisa.
The five most expensive municipalities
- Highlands 19 951 million
- Dovre 19.518 million
- Southern Land 19.289 million
- Hjartdal 19,253 million
- Dyrøy * 19.109 million
* municipalities where water fee or other areas lacking
affordable Årdal and Trondheim
Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane has the most affordable fees by 6058 million, closely followed by Trondheim where property owners pay 6413 crowns.
Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane is the cheapest to stay in terms of municipal taxes.
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CFO in Trondheim, Olaf Loberg says that municipal taxes follows the full cost principle.
– This means that the fees should reflect the real costs municipality. When Trondheim municipality has such low fees, it means that we do effectively in this area, said Loberg NRK.
The five cheapest municipalities
- Årdal 6058 million
- Trondheim 6413 million
- Volda 6576 million
- Sola 6586 million
- Stavanger 7316 million
– Cooperation pays
Trondheim has lower fees than surrounding communities. At the neighboring municipality Klæbu has decided to merge Trondheim, will have positive consequences for citizens in Klæbu, according Loberg.
Large municipalities Trondheim scale and may have lower fees, according Gyldenskog in Huseiernes Association.
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– residents of Klæbu will get the same low fees, said Loberg.
Gyldenskog in Huseiernes Association, says that it is sized municipalities and municipalities that cooperate with others who have the most affordable charges.
– What we see is that large municipalities have economies of scale, and smaller municipalities that have inter-municipal cooperation with other information about these services, you get reduced prices, she said.
Fair pay for a good deal
Cathrine Fiskum live in Høylandet and has three children in kindergarten and school age. She agrees that a good deal justifies the high taxes.
– The municipality supplies and everything is top notch. We have also a wonderful school and we have cheap kindergarten, says Fiskum Trønder-Avisa.
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