# Six EU countries push for windfall tax on oil companies amid surging war profits

https://mins.news/en/video/29650

- euronews, 2026-08-23 07:18 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6tkzOgna_s

> Germany, Italy and four other EU countries want finance ministers to discuss a windfall levy at next month’s Dublin meeting, citing oil companies’ surging profits during the Middle East war.

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