The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also proposed to cap the revenues of companies producing electricity with nuclear and renewable energies.
Le Monde
Brussels proposed, Wednesday, September 7, to cap the income of companies producing electricity with nuclear and renewables, and to claim a “solidarity contribution” from gas and oil groups, to help households and companies faced with the outbreak of energy bills.
Electricity producers “with low carbon content achieves massive income”, inflated by the flight of rates indexed to those of gas, “and we will therefore propose to redirect these unexpected benefits to support people and businesses Vulnerable, “said the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. She also called to take part of the “massive benefits of fossil fuels”.