France may consider windfall tax on sectors buoyed by Iran crisis, finance minister says

“France may consider windfall tax on sectors buoyed by Iran crisis, finance minister says French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Friday the government may consider imposing a windfall tax on companies amid the surge in energy prices during the war in Iran. "If there are particular companies that have made an exceptional amount, maybe we will impose additional taxes, I'll say it that way, but this debate will take place in the fall," Lescure told Sud Radio. Several opposition French politicians have advocated for additional so-called windfall taxes on oil companies such as TotalEnergies since the US-Israeli war on Iran started in late February.

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