Norwegian Conservative Party says 'no' to extended fuel tax cuts, SAS talks to avert strike continue, and more news from Norway on Friday. Norwegian Conservative Party says 'no' to extended fuel tax cutsIna Søreide, leader of Norway's Conservative Party, has said her party opposes extending the emergency fuel tax cuts when they expire on September 1st, meaning there will not be a parliamentary majority for extending them. "As of today, there is no basis for continuing the fee cut from September 1st," Søreide said on public broadcaster NRK on Thursday night. "If we are to be responsible politicians, it is much more important to do what the Conservative Party has proposed for many years, namely to provide strong tax breaks to people and businesses," she said. At 5.30am, Norway's national mediator Mats Ruland told NRK that the two sides were still locked in talks.