SV’s Kari Elisabeth Kaski wants an end to duty exemptions for “fast fashion”. Photo: Martin Solhaug Standal / NTB
Of NTB | 26.04.2024 05:32:17
Economy and business: – It makes zero sense that goods produced in China are cheaper than short-distance goods, says SV’s fiscal policy spokesperson Kari Elisabeth Kaski to NTB.
She points out that we currently have a duty exemption on clothing of up to NOK 3,000.
– In practice, we have customs rules in Norway which mean that cheap chains such as Temu and Wish are not covered, and therefore become a much better alternative for people than second-hand chains such as Fretex, she says.
She warns that SV will shortly put forward a proposal in the Storting to:
* Reduce VAT on second-hand purchases
* Remove “the environmentally hostile duty exemption on fast fashion”
* Reduce the VAT on repairs
– From climate considerations, it is quite obvious that we must make it easier to buy used than new. The rules today have a completely opposite effect, and of course we have to do something about that, says Kaski.
– I fully understand that people fall for this type of cheap goods, but I hope people think twice.
(© NTB)