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KDD would like to evaluate the initiatives aimed at persons in the relevant area in Finnmark and North Troms. The initiatives are to be evaluated so that it is possible to see how they together and separately contribute to the goals for the initiative area. The contracting authority is to propose any adjustments of existing initiatives and point out any other measures that can contribute to reaching the goals in a more accurate and efficient way.
The initiative area was established in 1990 as an answer to the many crises in the region, and to redress high unemployment and general poor living conditions. It must be an attractive region to live, work, and run a business in.
The most important initiatives are schemes in personal taxation, low rates, and exemptions for electricity duty and depreciation of study loans. They were last evaluated in 2012. Differentiated payroll tax was lat evaluated in 2018, and is not part of this assignment other than it will be natural to see how the schemes aimed at persons work together with the reduced payroll tax.