Commissioned by Travel Retail Norway (TRN), Oslo Economics has investigated
- The consequences of removing the duty-free scheme, and
- Consequences of awarding the contract to Vinmonopolet without competition
Removal of of duty-free scheme will cause major changes in Avinors income, small changes in Vinmonopolet income and small changes in total alcohol consumption. The reason is that sales will neither move to Vinmonopolet or lapse, but will be moved to foreign airports. Removing the duty-free scheme will therefore neither lead to increased control of alcohol consumption in Norway or increased state revenues.
If Vinmonopolet or another company are awarded duty-free sales without competition, this will potentially lead to a poorer service to consumers, and a reduction of Avinor’s revenue.
If Avinor is not compensated for the loss of income, unprofitable airports in sparsely populated areas can be closed, and investments in the largest airports will be reduced.
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