ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Government Pension Fund of Norway

You know how when you save some of your allowance in a piggy bank and you plan to use it later on when you want to buy something? The Norwegian Government also saves some of the money they earn in a big piggy bank called the Government Pension Fund of Norway.

The Norwegian Government gets some money from taxes that people and companies pay. They use that money to run the country and provide services like healthcare and education. But they also save some of that money for the future. They put it into this big piggy bank so that they can still have money when they retire and there is less money coming in from taxes.

The Government Pension Fund of Norway is like a big box with lots of money in it. The money is invested in different things, like stocks and bonds. This means that the money will grow and be worth more when the Norwegian Government needs it.

So, when the Norwegian Government needs money in the future, they can use this piggy bank to pay for things like hospitals and schools. And because they have saved so much money for so long, they can afford to do this without having to increase taxes.

In summary, the Government Pension Fund of Norway is like a big piggy bank where the Norwegian Government saves some of the money they get from taxes. They invest the money so that it will grow, and in the future, they can use it to pay for things they need without having to increase taxes.