Supreme Court of Norway Supreme Court of Norway The Supreme Court of Norway (Norwegian Bokmål: "(Norges) Høyesterett"; Norwegian Nynorsk: "(Noregs) Høgsterett"; lit. ‘Highest Court’) was established in 1815 on the basis of section 88 in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, which prescribes an independent judiciary. It is located in the capital Oslo. In addition to serving as the court of final appeal for civil and criminal cases, it can also rule whether the Cabinet has acted in accordance with Norwegian law and whether the Parliament has passed legislation consistent with the Constitution. The King of Norway has sole authority to appoint judges
State budget of Norway State budget of Norway The State budget of Norway () is a budget passed by the Norwegian legislature, Stortinget, each year. It accumulates all income and expenses for the Government of Norway. The document defines the taxes to be collected, and what expenses will be accomplished. The budget follows a fiscal year of January 1 to December 31. The proposition for the budget is made by the Ministry of Finance in the first week of October. This proposition is named "Storting Proposition no. 1" or "Yellow Book" and is the governments suggestion for a budget. It is then considered by