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Europas Pläne zur Linderung des Energieschocks

By Duncan Mil

September 15, 2022 - Die Europäische Union plant €140 Milliarden zur Vergügung zu stellen, indem sie eine Zusatzbesteuerung auf hohe Überschussgewinne von Erzeugern billigen Stroms einführt und die üppigen Gewinne der Unternehmen für fossile Brennstoffen abschöpft.

“In these times it is wrong to receive extraordinary record profits benefiting from war and on the back of consumers,” said Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, in a State of the Union address yesterday (September 14, 2022).

Von der Leyen proposed a mandatory threshold of €180 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for companies that produce low-cost, non-gas energy, such as nuclear and renewables. However, member states will be free to put lower thresholds of their own.

The EU also seeks a “crisis contribution” levy from “major oil, gas and coal companies that are also making huge profits,” von der Leyen said. She said that such payments and the windfall tax would be “emergency and temporary measures”, and the bloc needed to cut electricity demand, lower gas prices and ensure the security of supply.

The proposals need member states’ approval. Energy ministers will discuss the plan on September 30.

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PUBLISHED: 15/09/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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