Norway raffles off reduced taxes in large experiment

[Dopious]

Norway will carry out a large-scale experiment to get more people to work. Tens of thousands of residents between the ages of 20 and 35 will receive tax breaks through a lottery.

Norway has implemented an experimental "tax lottery" program targeting young adults to see if financial incentives can successfully boost employment. The five-year trial randomly selects 100,000 residents aged 20 to 35 to receive an earned income tax deduction of up to NOK 125,000, which can lower their annual tax burden by up to NOK 27,500.

Is earned income tax deduction something that can motivate young people to work more? Norway is going to find out in a large experiment that has been nicknamed “the tax lottery.” The experiment has been commissioned by Norway’s Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg.

Source: https://schjodt.com/news/the-norwegian-government-proposes-experimental-youth-tax-deduction-program and https://www.reuters.com/world/norway-plans-49-million-annual-tax-cut-some-young-workers-2025-05-27/

It is now launched, do you think it can boost the work hours of employed young people?

 

[TheVigilante]

Norway from what I hear is not a low tax country now I do not know about other European countries either but with this approach it will be interesting to see so only time will tell

 

[SilverClouds]

They don't want to work?

 

[Spicy Nug]

A tax lottery is an interesting idea. This way it doesn’t cause anyone to honk that they’re giving any specific group of people special treatment with tax breaks and can conduct their experiment.

 

[Champagne]

It is now launched, do you think it can boost the work hours of employed young people?

I think yes. Tax reductions can motivate young workers to put in more hours because they get to keep more of what they earn. For many people in their 20s and 30s, extra income is a strong incentive, especially with rising living costs.