Norway's Ministry of Finance has launched a public consultation on a proposal for withholding tax on interest and royalties. Currently, Norway does not levy withholding tax on interest and royalty payments. The proposal includes that withholding tax would be levied at a rate of 15% (unless a lower rate is provided under a tax treaty) on: interest payments to related companies resident in low-tax countries (generally, an effective tax rate less than two-thirds of the Norwegian rate); and on royalties for the use of, or the right to use, intangible assets paid to related companies resident abroad. Further, withholding at...