Europe’s Plans To Ease Energy Shock
The European Union plans to raise €140 billion by slapping a windfall tax on excess revenues of low-cost electricity producers and making fossil fuel firms share their lavish profits.
Andrew H. Sweet
I am responsible for covering the geo-political sphere as well as domestic and foreign policies. On top of this, I am the Product Manager for TechnoMetrica's TechnoExpress service.
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