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Vijf EU-landen willen winstbelasting voor energiebedrijven

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Five EU finance ministers (Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria) urge the European Commission to impose a windfall tax on energy companies' profits, citing soaring fuel prices from geopolitical tensions. The ministers' letter to EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra seeks regulatory action to address energy sector profiteering amid market volatility and inflation pressures.