In France, the left opposition welcomed the German proposal. But Bercy made it clear that Germany was not proposing a tax. Article written by Published on 04/09/2022 20:48 Reading time: 1 min. No truce is granted in the debate on “superprofits”. A few hours after Germany promised to support European efforts to impose a compulsory contribution from energy companies, the French Ministry of the Economy assured Sunday September 4 that it was “absolutely not” a tax. . Germany made the announcement as part of a 65 billion euro plan to mitigate the effects of inflation. >> To read also: we summarize for you the debates on the taxation of the “superprofits” of the large companies A few days of a meeting of the 27 Member States around the energy subjects, Bercy refuses to lend the flank to the left opposition. The Nupes deputies have been proposing for months an exceptional taxation of the profits made by large groups such as TotalEnergies or CMA CGM. “The German government has absolutely not announced a tax on the superprofits of energy companies,” insisted Bercy in a message sent to journalists a few hours after Berlin’s announcement of its support for a mandatory contribution from energy companies, to be refined in the future. European level. This contribution targets “companies that benefit from the price of gas while they produce electricity from coal, nuclear or renewable energies”, explains Paris. “This is exactly what France is doing (…) The mechanisms are not necessarily the same, but the logic is (…) and it has nothing to do with taxation”, tried to demine the Ministry. Before Bercy communicated, MEP Manon Aubry (La France insoumise) rejoiced on Twitter that it was “Germany’s turn to tax superprofits”. “Still wrong!” Retorted Bruno Le Maire on the social network. “Germany has decided to set up a compulsory contribution from energy companies, which already exists in France and which brings in several billion euros.” Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link