Project Syndicate, 07.10.2022 | Clemens Fuest & Axel Ockenfels

„The energy crisis incited by Russia’s war in Ukraine has triggered intense debates in many countries about whether the windfall profits that energy companies are now making should be taxed. […] Unless managed properly, any windfall profits tax that is imposed could make today’s energy shortages even worse. […] Additional profit taxes can be introduced in the energy sector in various ways, but a fundamental question is how to define the profits that are to be taxed.“

Link zum Artikel: https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/eu-windfall-profit-tax-how-to-do-it-by-clemens-fuest-and-axel-ockenfels-2022-10