The withdrawal from coal is a year old decision[1] made my our parliament, which is as far as I see not based on plugging the holes in any way. We have a policy that states you can use up to, but not more than the expected surplus of the fund for the coming year. [2]
So, I agree we're spending more than we used to do, but this is exactly the reason the fund was made in the first place.
As long as politicians are curbed, and we stay within this rule, I'm not scared no matter how many billions are used from the fund.
EDIT: and the core of my comment should have been, that I'm not sure this could be seen in the same context as other national funds, as we're "too big to fail"^tm
More scared about the number of people in the oil business competing for jobs as the number of redundancies increases. As a n expat Brit in Norway I'm already at a disadvantage when applying for work.
EDIT: and the core of my comment should have been, that I'm not sure this could be seen in the same context as other national funds, as we're "too big to fail"^tm
[1] :http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/oljefondet-ut-av-kull/23459941
[2] :https://snl.no/Handlingsregelen