With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

JOUROVÁ, Věra (EC)

Taxation (T2)

BEK, Mikuláš (CZ)

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mikul&aacute;&scaron; BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

SOUNDBITE (Original), Věra JOUROV&Aacute;, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency