The workshop “Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation” will focus upon one of the currently most debated fields in taxation and economic policy: whether and how we should tax wealth in addition to the already in place global taxation of incomes. The Norwegian wealth tax experience constitutes an interesting benchmark in this respect since the wealth tax appears to be a pillar of a well-functioning tax system. Therefore we organize a 2-days workshop for young and established researchers on this topic, to produce new knowledge and awareness of the relevance of this policy debate.
The event “Lofoten International Symposium on Inequality and Taxation” is relevant under the NFR program “Skatteøkonomisk forskning”. The event will focus upon one of the currently most debated fields in taxation and economic policy: whether and how we should tax wealth in addition to the already in place global taxation of incomes. The Norwegian wealth tax experience constitutes an interesting benchmark in this respect, since the wealth tax appears to be a pillar of a well-functioning tax system. Interestingly, in 2019 the municipality of Bø in the North of Norway was allowed to reduce the statutory tax rate, creating a wedge between their total wealth tax rate and the one in place in the rest of the countries.