The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to guidance by the United States meaning that EU companies could partially benefit from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, but said further improvements were required.
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Poland is prepared for a Russian ban on oil sales to countries implementing a price cap, the climate minister said on Thursday, with the country having cut its intake of Russian crude and secured alternative supplies from producers such as Saudi Arabia.
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The Czech state's energy price caps will cost a maximum of 200 billion crowns ($8.79 billion) next year, although the final bill is likely to be smaller, the Industry Ministry said in material prepared for the next government meeting.
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The Finnish government has announced on Thursday that it has proposed a temporary windfall tax on profits from the country's electricity companies as part of a European Union response to soaring power costs. The proposed 30% tax would apply to any profits exceeding a 10% return on capital in 2023, with the government estimating it could bring in between 500 million and 1.3 billion euros ($533 million-$1.9 billion).
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Crude oil prices continued to decline on Thursday, weighed by concerns that China’s demand will remain sluggish as the world’s biggest crude importer struggles with soaring Covid infections at a time of easing coronavirus restrictions. Hence, Brent crude fell by 1.2%, to settle at $82.26 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled at $78.40 per barrel, down by 0.7%.
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