Germany’s Finance Ministry is considering options for a windfall tax on oil companies that would capture a share of profits driven by surging crude prices as the US-led war on Iran roils markets.
Germany’s Finance Ministry is considering options for a windfall tax on oil companies that would capture a share of profits driven by surging crude prices as the US-led war on Iran roils markets.
Fuel prices at a gas station in Schwedt, Germany, on March 18. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg