The Secretary -General of the United Nations calls for "excessive profit tax" to large energy companies

On August 3rd, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, UN Secretary -General Guterres (back right) attended the third report conference of the United Nations Global Grain, Energy, and Financial Crisis response to the group. UN Secretary -General Gutres calls on the governments to pay taxes on large oil and natural gas companies that have obtained huge profits from the current energy crisis. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Yan, Photo

UN Secretary -General Gutres called on the UN headquarters on the 3rd that the governments of various countries levied the "excess profit tax" to large oil and natural gas companies that earned huge profits from the current energy crisis.

On the same day, Gutres said at the third report conference of the United Nations Global Global Grain, Energy and Financial Crisis response to the group that the most poor people in the world were facing the crisis of hunger and some developing countries in debt under the recent surge in related product prices. The crisis, while large oil and natural gas companies earn a record of creative profits from the energy crisis, and at the same time let the most vulnerable group and natural environment pay a heavy price, which is "immoral."

Gutres said that large -scale energy companies in the world in the first quarter of this year were close to $ 100 billion. Governments of various countries should levy "excessive profit taxes" from large energy companies and use taxes to help the most vulnerable group over the difficulty.

According to the latest report released by the global food, energy and financial crisis response to the group, as the Ukraine crisis continues, the rising energy prices are increasing the cost of life of hundreds of millions of people. Has suffered major setbacks. The report states that it is even more worrying that if the price continues to rise, it may only be possible to afford the potential "energy battle".

In this regard, Gutres also urged all countries including developed countries to manage energy needs by saving energy, advocating public transportation, and promoting natural energy solutions such as natural energy, and accelerated the conversion of renewable energy to increase investment in clean energy. Essence He said that short -term policies and protection measures can be used to relieve crises, but from the long -term perspective, renewable energy should be supported, the target of net zero emissions should be achieved, and global energy diversification should be promoted.

(Source: China Economic Network)

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