The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs considered two private member's bills proposing changes to the wealth tax on residential property. Henrik Asheim and Ola Svenneby propose valuing primary residences at 25 percent of sale value for properties up to 20 million kroner from 2026 onward. Guri Melby, Abid Raja, and Marit Vea propose suspending the new valuation model for 2026 and presenting a revised model for 2027. The committee recommends rejecting both proposals.
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Document 8:94 S (2025–2026) — Private member's bill by MPs Henrik Asheim and Ola Svenneby on lower and more predictable taxation of residential property — rejected.
Document 8:97 S (2025–2026) — Private member's bill by MPs Guri Melby, Abid Raja, and Marit Vea to temporarily suspend the new valuation model for calculating the taxable value of residential property — rejected.
The Storting asks the government to conduct a comprehensive review of the consequences of the new residential property valuation rules, drawing on input from organizations including Huseierne, covering distributional effects, geographic impacts, and overall consequences for homeowners. The review should be subject to public consultation before the government returns to the Storting with a proposal for an adjusted model, no later than in connection with the state budget for 2027.
The Storting asks the government to temporarily suspend the new model for valuing residential property in the wealth tax that took effect in 2026 and return to the Storting with a supplementary appropriations proposal reflecting this change.
The Storting asks the government to establish a fast-track expert committee to review the new residential property valuation model in the wealth tax, examining its methodology, data foundations, technical limitations, and effects on taxpayers and state revenue. The committee's assessments should be subject to public consultation before a permanent solution is concluded and presented to the Storting.
The Storting asks the government, in connection with the revised national budget for 2026, to ensure that all primary residences are valued at 25 percent of market value for wealth tax purposes.
The Storting asks the government, in connection with the revised national budget for 2026, to ensure that primary residences in the wealth tax are valued at 25 percent of sale value for properties up to 20 million kroner, effective from 2026 onward.
The Storting asks the government to apply the same model for calculating taxable value of residential property in the 2026 tax year as applied in the 2025 tax year and to present a proposal to this effect in connection with the revised national budget for 2026.