Energy Minister tables package of proposals to help pay for energy crisis measures | VRT NWS: news

The Federal Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Flemish green) has drafted proposals that will see producers handing over any profits made on energy sold at more than 130 euro per MWh to the state. Ms Van der Straeten’s proposals also contain measures that would see a 1.5 eurocent/litre solidarity levy being payable on every litre of petrol and diesel sold. Ms Van der Staeten’s proposals that still need to be approved by the Federal Cabinet go a good way further than the measures agreed by t