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A Robin Hood tax to help the poor may be in the offing (Photo: European Commission)

EU mulls energy efficiency tax breaks

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The European Commission is to look into measures to help poor people affected by the high oil prices but is warning that a lifestyle change is needed from citizens to deal with the price hikes, which are here to stay.

Brussels on Wednesday (11 June) said it would ask EU leaders, meeting next week for their annual summer summit, to take "targeted measures to help citizens that are hardest hit by the current situation".

But it stressed that the main response must come in the form of...

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A Robin Hood tax to help the poor may be in the offing (Photo: European Commission)

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