Norway’s ‘Voluntary’ Tax Plan Brings In Just $1,325

  • Plan is people can pay more if they think taxes are too low
  • Norway collects just $1,325 in voluntary tax since June

The Storting, in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 15, 2017.

Photographer: Fredrik Bjerknes/Bloomberg
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Eager to pay more taxes? Then look no further than Norway.

Hammered by the opposition for slashing taxes and going on a spending spree with the country’s oil money, the center-right government has hit back with a bold proposal: voluntary contributions.