Financial Risk:
Very Low
Score:
91/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
92/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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Disposal of assets from the Armed Forces is regulated by the Instruction on Disposal of Real Estates; Act on Export Control of Strategic Goods,…
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Planned disposals are usually announced 1-2 weeks in advance [1]. Comprehensive information on the items is published on the online auction marketplace Norsk Megling…
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The financial results of non-real asset disposals are published annually by the Norwegian Defence Material Agency [1]. They are disaggregated and the latest results…
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Q25
92/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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Asset disposals may be scrutinised by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway. Scrutiny is thorough and formalised, but audits have been conducted…
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There is no indication that the executive or the military unduly influence scrutiny by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway [1].
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Comprehensive audit reports on asset disposal are available on the website of the Office of the Auditor General of Norway [1] and are made…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
50/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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Spending on secret items in the State Budget relates to 3 services: the Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and the…
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Q27
100/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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Members of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and the President of the Norwegian Parliament are given full insight into the budget,…
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Q28
75/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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The Norwegian Intelligence Service is administrated by the Ministry of Defence, and its budget is therefore included in the State Budget. Its accounts and…
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The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs may call the military and intelligence service to hearings for the purpose of obtaining information in…
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Q29
88/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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Although off-budget military expenditures are not explicitly prohibited, the Norwegian constitutional or budgetary law neither allows for nor mentions them [1]. However, expenditures which…
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The expenditures related to acquisition of the F-35 aircraft by the Norwegian Air Force, where funds were authorised by the Parliament outside of the…
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In practice there are no off-budget military expenditures in Norway. The 2019 public debate sparked by the Government’s idea to fund the rebuilding of…
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Q30
100/100
Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?
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The Norwegian Freedom of Information Act provides for a general right of access to information [1]. It also allows for classification of information on…
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This indicator is not scored in the GDI. |The Security Act stipulates that classification must ensure that information is marked with the appropriate security…
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Data collected by the Open Government Partnership shows that Norway’s commitment to making information accessible is high. Norway scores especially high on quality and…
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Q31
100/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The Ministry of Defence owns 100% of Rygge 1 AS, a stock-based company established in 2018 [1]. Rygge 1 AS manages infrastructure (test cell)…
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The Norwegian Government publicly declares all ownership of commercial businesses [1]. Every 2 years the Government publishes detailed information on state-owned enterprises, including financial…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
100/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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Q33
100/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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The Ethical Guidelines for the Public Service specify that public officials may not take extra jobs, second jobs, board jobs, or other paid work…
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A search of Norway’s main news sources gave no indication that unauthorised private enterprise is a problem within the Norwegian defence sector [1].
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
100/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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The Government submits the annual fiscal account report to Parliament in April [1]. The accompanying explanation is intended both for experts and non-experts. The…
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The Government’s annual fiscal account report and the Defence Annual Report provide details of the vast majority of actual defence spending with exceptions being…
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The Government’s annual fiscal account report is published in April, i.e. within less than 6 months of the end of the fiscal year. Parliament…
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The annual fiscal account report prepared by the Ministry of Finance includes a report from the Ministry of Defence highlighting and explaining variances between…
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