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Summary
- The report clearly states which revenue streams are included and which are not, and explains where readers can access more information, such as relevant legislation.
- It places petroleum revenues in the context of Norway's broader economy, which is good practice.
- The summary offers comparisons with the previous year's data, and includes tables showing which agencies receive the various revenue streams. Payments to pension funds are also mentioned, but without a full explanation.
- The report does a good job ensuring that all SOE-related flows are captured, reconciled and clearly explained.
- Norway has a perfect score on regularity, though its timeliness could improve.
Data Year
2009
Publication Year
2011
EITI Status
Compliant
Compliant
Report Compiled by Deloitte AS
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Source regjeringen.no
Government Receipts
$44,326,727,333.33
Company Payments
$44,326,132,333.33
GDP, 2009
BILLION US$
source
378.59
Total Government Revenue (% of GDP)
56.01
Reported EI Revenue (% of Total Revenue)
20.91
Report Quality Indicators | ||
1. Regularity | ||
| a) score | 1.00 | |
| b) total reports / implementing years | 2/2 | |
2. Timeliness | ||
| Lag between fiscal year of data and publication year. | 2 | |
3. Materiality | ||
| Report clearly defines a materiality threshold. | Yes | |
4. Data Reliability | ||
| Report contains audited data from: | ||
| a) companies | Yes | |
| b) government | No | |
5. Coverage | ||
| Revenue data includes the following revenue streams: | ||
| a) royalties | N/A | |
| b) taxes | Yes | |
| c) surface, rental or license fees | Yes | |
| d) bonuses | No | |
| e) state-owned enterprise (SOE) payments | Yes | |
| f) Report covers all extractive sector companies. | Yes | |
| g) Report states the price of any product received or sold by government. | No | |
| h) Report states the quantity of resources produced. | No | |
6. Discrepancies | ||
| Report contains: | ||
| a) information on the cause of revenue discrepancies. | Yes | |
| b) reconciled data following the correction of discrepancies. | No | |
7. SOE Revenue Flow | ||
| SOE Revenue Flow data is clearly explained in the report. | Yes | Data is audited. |
8. Disaggregation | ||
| Report provides financial data on individual: | ||
| a) companies | Yes | |
| b) revenue streams | Yes | |
| c) projects | No | |
| d) commodities | No | |
9. Comprehensibility | ||
| Report contains: | ||
| a) a summary with key findings and revenue totals | Yes | |
| b) clear indication of what currencies and units of measurement are used | Yes | |
| c) written explanation of key findings and recommendations | Yes | |
| d) a clear definition of terms | No | The report references websites with information on the relevant laws. |
10. Accessibility | ||
| Report is available: | ||
| a) in at least one official language | Yes | |
| b) on a government website | Yes | |
Related Indicators | ||
| Revenue Watch Index, 2010 | 96.4 | |
| Corruption Perception Index, 2010 | 10/178 | |
| Open Budget Survey, 2010 | 83 | |
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