Skattbasert

Skattbasert is a Norwegian adjective used to describe something that is based on or financed by taxes. In public finance and policy discussions, it denotes revenue sources or funding mechanisms that rely on tax payments rather than fees, charges, or private funding. The concept is central to how governments raise money and allocate resources across services and welfare programs.

In practice, a skattbasert system often relies on a broad tax base to fund universal or publicly financed services such as health care, education, infrastructure, and social security. The advantages commonly cited are revenue stability, distributive fairness, and transparency, while challenges include exposure to economic fluctuations, tax avoidance, and administrative costs. The term is also used for proposals that shift funding away from user fees toward general taxation to improve equity.

Related concepts include skattegrunnlag (tax base), skattepolitikk (tax policy), and offentlig finansiering (public financing). The term is common in Norwegian policy discourse and has parallels in other welfare-state discussions of general taxation versus earmarked funding.