{
  "id": 12217489,
  "title": "Bruker en million liter diesel i året: – Håper de tar til vettet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bruker-en-million-liter-diesel-i-aret-haper-de-tar-til-vettet",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:52:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/64jy3r/bruker-en-million-liter-diesel-i-aaret-haaper-de-tar-til-vettet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kai Peder Birkeland, the CEO of Birkeland AS, a company operating 30 gravel trucks and 11 delivery vans, expressed his hope that others would understand the high cost of diesel fuel. The government is set to vote on new fuel tax cuts on Tuesday, where the Progress Party, Christian Freedom and the Liberal Party have proposed to extend the temporary tax cut until September 1. Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg is expected to present the state budget the day after, with the Social Democrats and the Progress Party opposing the fuel tax cut. Birkeland is disappointed that the industry did not receive a better transition plan. He stated that the common person in the street has to pay the final bill. The entrepreneur explained that his company uses a million liters of diesel per year, with prices rising from NOK 9 in the previous year, adding up to NOK 9 million for the company. His company usually remains satisfied with a 5% profit margin, but it is hard to keep things running in this volatile environment.",
  "summary": "Entreprenør- og transportbransjen har lave forventninger til politikerne før drivstoff-votering og…",
  "key_points": [
    "Birkeland AS uses a million liters of diesel annually",
    "Fuel tax cuts proposed until September 1",
    "Company struggles with volatile diesel prices"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}