Expensive Fuel Becomes a Europe-Wide Tax Dispute
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
Six EU member states are pushing for an EU-wide proposal for a tax on companies that have made enormous profits due to high energy prices, but the European Commission is not presenting a plan for this for the time being. This was stated by European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis ahead of talks with EU Ministers of Economy and Finance in Dublin.
Expensive Fuel Becomes a Europe-Wide Tax Dispute
Today, September 18, the EU finance ministers are meeting in Dublin to discuss ways of easing the burden on citizens in light of the sharp rise in fuel prices. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is pushing the idea of a windfall tax in order to...
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cedarnews.netThe EU finance ministers in Dublin today discuss possible discharges for motorists. Federal Finance Minister Klingbeil promotes an over-profit tax, but his proposal is controversial - even among economists. By Sarah López.
Brussels has taken the view that taxation of extraordinary profits is a competence of the Member States, provided that national measures comply with EU law.
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