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Fuels industry urges EU countries to finalise dormant energy tax overhaul
The EU’s energy taxation directive (ETD), a proposal to bring energy tax rules in line with the bloc’s green goals, remains at a standstill more than two years after it was first proposed.
read more... 09/11/2023
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Bulgaria has ‘carte blanche’ on using Russian gas tax cash
Bulgaria can decide how it will be using the revenues it makes from the €10/MWh tax on Russian gas imports transiting through Bulgarian territory, the European Commission confirmed on Monday.
read more... 31/10/2023
Germany aims to support industry via tax relief, CCS
Germany’s economy ministry aims to help energy-intensive industry cope with higher energy prices via tax relief measures and decarbonise via carbon capture and storage (CCS), it said in a new plan on Tuesday.
read more... 26/10/2023
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Norway plans resource tax on onshore wind farms
Norway will introduce a resource rent tax on onshore wind power from 2024, although existing facilities will get "generous transitional arrangements", the government said on Friday.
read more... 06/10/2023
Dutch climate minister calls for strong coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
Dutch Climate Minister Rob Jetten said on Monday he would work in coming weeks to set up a strong international coalition to phase out subsidies and tax breaks tied to the use of fossil fuels blamed for global warming.
read more... 03/10/2023