Năm quốc gia EU yêu cầu áp dụng thuế đặc biệt đối với các công ty năng lượng, Reuters viết

Năm quốc gia EU yêu cầu áp dụng thuế đặc biệt đối với các công ty năng lượng, Reuters viết

Năm quốc gia trong Liên minh châu Âu kêu gọi áp dụng thuế đặc biệt đối với lợi nhuận của các công ty năng lượng do giá nhiên liệu gia tăng do xung đột tại Iran. Họ đã gửi thư tới Ủy ban châu Âu, nêu rõ sự cần thiết của biện pháp này để hỗ trợ người tiêu dùng đang đối mặt với giá năng lượng cao.

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Ministers of Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Austria are calling for a tax across the EU in a joint letter. Such a measure could help finance support for consumers coping with high energy prices without further burdening public budgets, and it could also signal that the EU is unified and capable of action, according to the document.

Oil prices have surged since the beginning of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28. This has triggered a price shock similar to the energy crisis that Europe experienced following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, although countries now have more energy from renewable sources.

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In their letter to climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, ministers pointed to a similar tax introduced just four years ago aimed at addressing high energy prices. Given the current market situation, the Commission should urgently develop a similar pan-European tool, according to the writers. However, the letter does not provide details on how high the tax should be or which companies it should apply to.

The German Fuel and Energy Association, representing refineries and gas stations, pointed out that the impression that companies are profiting unfairly is misguided. According to the organization, there is no reason to introduce an extraordinary tax.

EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jörgensen stated on Tuesday that he is considering reinstating measures put in place during the energy crisis in 2022, including proposals to limit grid connection tariffs and electricity taxes. The EU implemented a set of emergency measures four years ago after the restriction of Russian gas supplies. These included a Europe-wide ceiling on gas prices, a tax on extraordinary profits of energy companies, and targets for reducing gas consumption.

Europe is deeply feeling the impacts of the Middle East conflict on global energy prices due to its dependence on fuel imports. Gas prices in the region have increased by more than seventy percent since the onset of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Jörgensen clarified that Brussels is especially concerned about the supply of refined petroleum products, such as aviation fuel and diesel, in the short term.

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