{"id":60065,"date":"2022-09-30T10:20:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/09\/30\/eu-agrees-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:20:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:20:04","slug":"eu-agrees-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/09\/30\/eu-agrees-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"EU agrees windfall tax on energy firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >The European Union has agreed to impose emergency measures to weigh on record profits for energy companies.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Ministers have agreed windfall taxes for certain energy companies, as well as mandatory cuts in electricity consumption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The plan includes a levy on fossil fuel companies&#8217; excess profits and a levy on excess revenue from rising electricity costs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The money raised will go to families and businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >But the bloc is at odds over whether and how to cap the wholesale price of gas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Europe is preparing for a difficult winter due to the cost of living crisis and is putting pressure on the global energy supply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The bloc is mostly trying to wean itself off of Russian energy, but has struggled its way to other alternative, expensive sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union has agreed to impose emergency measures to weigh on record profits for energy companies. 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