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After the Prime Minister’s visit to Frøya last week, DN’s commentator Frithjof Jacobsen (in his commentary on June 30th) that the Conservatives and the Prime Minister have put their love on the state and are no longer concerned with private initiative and the zealots that create profitable private jobs. Jacobsen mentions in particular Gustav Witzøe on Frøya.
Nothing is further from the truth. On the inhale and exhale, the Conservatives talk about the private initiative. That those who dare to invest in their own ideas, must meet framework conditions and regulations that enable them to succeed. Nevertheless, we are not afraid to say that the public sector also plays an important role in working life. Especially for young people who fall outside. This is, among other things, what Erna talked about when she visited Salmar last week. That the state should not be everything for everyone, but a lot for those who need it most.
A profitable fishing and aquaculture industry with lots of local ownership has given many “Frøya municipalities” along our coast. The government has also facilitated local ripple effects through aquaculture funds and production fees that provide billions to aquaculture municipalities
As Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, I am sincerely inspired and impressed by all the good stand-up people I meet in “my” industry. I bend in the dust for impressive courage, opportunity focus, willingness and commitment to stand on over time. Just about every fishing vessel is a small or large family business. In the aquaculture industry, as much as 74 per cent of salmon production takes place in family farms of various sizes from Salmar / Lerøy to fish farmers with a license.
The Conservatives are a party with an optimistic basic tone in our politics. We believe in new opportunities and that the individual can make a difference. Here, Gustav Witzøe is a fantastic example of someone who has really made a difference. One that started with two empty hands in 1992. Many years of willingness to invest and hard work have made Salmar one of Norway’s largest family businesses and at the same time contributed with hundreds of jobs in Frøya municipality alone with 6000 inhabitants. What would Frøya be today without Salmar, the fiery soul Witzøe and his good people?
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There are many examples along the coast and in District Norway of such passionate souls who make a big difference and who have built their businesses and local communities. These deserve to be lifted on the golden chair of politics. The right cheers on these, and like Jacobsen, we are both blessed and proud to think about what passionate souls can achieve through hard work and what it means for a local community.
It is disgusting that parties such as SV and AP in their rhetoric stigmatize and talk down Norwegian local business owners
It is disgusting that parties such as the Socialist People’s Party and the Labor Party in their rhetoric stigmatize and talk down Norwegian local business owners such as Gustav Witzøe. The parties, which are otherwise concerned that “everyone should join”, are actually conducting a kind of “hunt” for Norwegian business owners and value creators. One deliberately plays on envy and jantelov towards people who have stood up, built a business, hired workers and made money for both themselves and the community. The Conservatives still want a society where it will pay to make an extra effort!
More than ever after the corona, we need profitable private jobs. The public sector in Norway is more than large enough. That is why we need a private sector to finance the welfare society of the future. It is also about thinking about the coming generations and not leaving too much of a bill on them.
The Conservatives believe in a facilitating public sector in good cooperation with our business community. We applaud the local, Norwegian ownership, but also welcome foreigners to invest in Norway as Norway itself invests abroad.
We need more enthusiasts who want to build businesses and make money both for themselves and the community. The more people who do this, the more income the community receives. Therefore, it is important for the Conservatives to abolish the part of the wealth tax that discriminates against Norwegian ownership.
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