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. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

JOUROVÁ, Věra (EC)

Taxation (T2)

BEK, Mikuláš (CZ)

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

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

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