Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the pain, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger
The price spike the day before the tax cut is a legitimate thing to be furious about - that behavior is genuinely predatory. What’s getting less attention is that Germany is simultaneously one of five countries pushing the EU for a windfall tax targeting exactly that. Whether it’ll be fast enough or strong enough is a fair debate. But ‘bumbling’ and ‘deliberately doing nothing’ are different problems.
The price spike the day before the tax cut is a legitimate thing to be furious about - that behavior is genuinely predatory. What’s getting less attention is that Germany is simultaneously one of five countries pushing the EU for a windfall tax targeting exactly that. Whether it’ll be fast enough or strong enough is a fair debate. But ‘bumbling’ and ‘deliberately doing nothing’ are different problems.