Tajani Opposes Windfall Tax on Banks, Calls It Soviet-Style

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated he is strongly against an excess profits tax on banks, comparing it to the Soviet Union, and said the government should not interfere in banking risk.

26 Aug, 10:16 — 26 Aug, 10:16

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Strongly against excess profits tax, smacks of Soviet Union says Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 26 - Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and centre-right Forza Italia (FI) leader Antonio Tajani said Wednesday he was very much against an EU tax on excess profits for energy companies benefitting from the Mideast crisis and the spike in oil prices in order to help struggling households with a surge in the cost of living, saying that such a measure, which is strongly supported by Deputy Premier, Transport Minister and right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini, smacked of...

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Tajani: il governo non si infili nel risiko bancario, il mercato è sovrano. «Contrarissimo a tasse sugli extraprofitti»

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