Statistics Norway released updated financial data for joint parish councils, showing modest growth in municipal grants and church reimbursements while state grants fell in 2024. For 2023 the councils received NOK 3.493 billion in municipal grants, rising to NOK 3.654 billion in 2024 and projected at NOK 3.814 billion in 2025, a 4.4 % increase from 2024 to 2025. State and institutional grants dropped from NOK 211 million in 2023 to NOK 205 million in 2024 and are estimated at NOK 185 million in 2025, a 9.6 % decline. Reimbursements from the Church of Norway increased from NOK 342 million to NOK 361 million in 2024 and are projected at NOK 409 million in 2025, a 13.5 % rise. Payroll expenses and social security funds remained steady around NOK 3.45 billion, while purchases of goods and services grew marginally.
Source: Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå).
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