Friday, March 29

Norway to boost budget spending over Ukraine impact – NRK


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OSLO — The Norwegian government will on Friday present a package of fiscal spending to deal with the impact from the war in Ukraine on a wide range of policy areas, including refugees, public broadcaster NRK reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

The package will primarily cover extra domestic spending needs within defense, public security, the refugee situation and healthcare, as well as requirements arising from sanctions imposed on Russia following the invasion, the report said.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere will present the measures to parliament at 0800 GMT, the broadcaster added.

It was not clear how much extra spending the government was planning for, NRK said.

The prime minister’s office and the finance ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)



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