EU weighs windfall tax as war drives up fuel prices By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2026-09-21 09:48

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/21/WS6ab08cd0e4b06d4aa055f2f7.html The European Union's economic commissioner has said there are no plans "at this stage" for a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, but that it is "ready to engage in discussion", and individual member states are free to impose their own taxes, amid warnings of an imminent energy shock driven by spiralling fuel prices.