Now pay the Oslo back property tax

– I'm looking forward to get back the money the municipality has tyvlånt of me, " says Ruth Klungsøyr (68) .

The retired stewardess staying in a funkisvilla from 1937 at Røa in Oslo.

In 2016 paid she 6114 million in property tax. In 2017 paid she 11.083 million. When was the tax been adjusted up from two to three per thousand.

Now she 9808 million plus interest from the municipality of Oslo.

68-year-old purchased the dwelling on the Roa for 30 years ago. (NRK)

In June, beating the Supreme court held that the property tax in Oslo in 2016 was invalid because the municipality wrote out the taxes late.

the Decision was basically 1.110 of those who were on the class action settlement and who had klagd on after printing. They got in the summer back around 9.6 million in property taxes for 2016, including interest.

In the days after the supreme court ruling suggested the city council that everyone should get back the property tax for 2016. They proposed also to pay back a third of paid property taxes for 2017.

Since the property tax for 2016 was illegal, 2017 the first year with property tax. Then could not the tax be higher than two per thousand.

Oslo city council adopted 4. september to pay back property taxes.

Now start the payout

Kemneren in Oslo in the last few weeks working to ensure that all withdrawals from the municipality to go right for themselves. Wednesday was the first money sent out. The payouts increase in scope from Thursday and goes out the month.

the property tax is to be paid back in two installments in 2016 and four terms in 2017. If all payments are paid from the same account, will the money as one sum including interest.

In the vast majority of cases, people have got the money in your account by the end of October, informs the Oslo kemnerkontor.

Criticizes the municipality of

The plaintiffs ' attorney, Bettina Banoun, are very pleased that all who have paid the property tax in 2016 and 2017, will now receive money back.

Photo: Wiersholm

The plaintiffs ' attorney Bettina Banoun believes the municipality has spent a long time to pay back the money.

She points out that the plaintiffs won in the court of appeal in 2018 before it was turned down by the Supreme court.

Even after supreme court ruling held the municipality it open and began to say that it applied only to those who were in the action and had klagd.

After having thought about further in the time, figured the municipality that it could not retain the illegally collected funds, " says Banoun.

Rejects criticism

Byrådssekretær for finance, Ways, Andersen (Ap), says the city council has acted as quickly as practically possible in this case.

Photo: Sturlason

– No, the city council has not spent a long time, " says byrådssekretær for finance, Ways, Andersen (Ap).

He shows that they were waiting to speak to the judgment was enforceable.

– That the municipality wanted to review the judgment of the Supreme court before we decided what was going to be byrådets recommendation to the city council, isn't exactly unreasonable, " says Andersen.

No celebration

Ruth Klungsøyr is one of the around the 3200 that was on the class action lawsuit against the municipality of Oslo. (NRK)

68-year-old resident of the Roa is planning no celebration when the money arrives on the account. She still has a plan about what she should do with the money.

– That sunnmøring I choose to let the money remain in the bank.

– It may come rainy days, says Klungsøyr.

Kronerulling

While homeowners in Oslo can enjoy to get back in the money, sitting to the plaintiffs, again with an uncovered expense of around 340.000 million in connection with the trial.

They are around 3.500, which was involved in the lawsuit, could voluntarily pay 1.500 dollars. Some have paid more, while the other has not paid anything.

Therefore, it is now started a fundraising campaign.

Obscene

John Sverre Svendsen (79) has been grupperepresentant during the lawsuit against the municipality of Oslo.

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– It is obscene to those who were in on the action not to pay the bill, " says John Sverre Svendsen (79).

He has been grupperepresentant for those who went to the case against the municipality, but are not personally responsible for the expenses incurred.

He anticipates that more will pay once the money from the municipality harbours on the account.

– So far, there have been many free-riders. I hope that all that receive back the property tax, with the spleiselaget. Then we can pay back to those who have contributed with more than nok 1,500, " says Svendsen.

Date Of Update: 03 October 2019, 06:00