# Six EU countries push for windfall tax on oil companies

https://mins.news/en/video/29688

- euronews, 2026-08-23 09:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebdwZuFsoDY

> Six EU countries, including Germany and Italy, want finance ministers to discuss a windfall levy at next month’s meeting in Dublin, citing soaring oil-company profits during the Middle East war.

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