proveny definition

proveny. . “Proveny” means revenue on taxes (avgiftsinntekter) and relates to excise duties. An excise duty (særavgift) “…is a tax levied on the consumption of particular goods. These may be levied to raise government revenue, and are often levied at higher rates on goods whose consumption is believed to have adverse effects on public health, public order, or the environment” (Oxford Dictionary of Economics (2002). New York : Oxford University Press Inc.).