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The Czech proposal could reduce the amount liable under the windfall tax for most fossil-fuel companies (Photo: Gerry Machen)

Czech presidency proposes fossil-fuel tax compromise

The EU's 27 energy ministers will meet for the third time this Friday (30 September) to discuss a set of response measures to the energy crisis.

Energy has now become the "main priority" of the Czech presidency, the country's minister of industry, Jozef Síkela, said at the EU Sustainable Energy Week on Monday.

But Síkela also warned plans must be "fair and socially-acceptable even for the most vulnerable citizen...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

The Czech proposal could reduce the amount liable under the windfall tax for most fossil-fuel companies (Photo: Gerry Machen)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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