14.7.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271/7


State aid – Decision to raise no objections

(2022/C 271/06)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision

23 February 2022

Case No

88118

Decision No

052/22/COL

EFTA State

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation of a zero VAT rate for certain electronic news services

Legal basis

Act on Value Added Tax of 19 June 2009, No 58; and Regulation concerning Value Added Tax of 15 December 2009, No 1540

Type of measure

Scheme

Objective

Support the demand and consumption of news and current affairs content among consumers; and to promote media pluralism and diversity

Form of aid

Zero VAT rate

Budget

Approx. NOK 500 million/year

Duration

Until 1 Mars 2028

Economic sectors

Broadcasting and on-demand news services mainly containing audio or audio-visual content

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministry of Finance

P.O. Box 8008 Dep.

N-0030 Oslo

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Internet: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/