Spain extends windfall tax on banks and energy companies
西班牙宣布延长征收暴利税一年
Controversial levy to be rolled over into 2025 but tax break will be introduced for green investments
西班牙总理桑切斯宣布将针对银行和能源公司的暴利税延续至第三年。此举将激怒那些批评该税不公平、且损害业务的企业。
Spain will extend a controversial windfall tax on banks and energy companies by an extra year, but has softened the blow to some businesses that oppose it by introducing a tax break for green investments.
西班牙将把针对银行和能源公司的有争议的暴利税延长一年，但通过对绿色投资实行税收减免，减轻了对一些反对该税的企业的打击。
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday announced the two-year tax would be rolled over into a third year after his cabinet’s final meeting of 2023, a move that will anger companies that have criticised it as unfair and harmful to business.
总理佩德罗•桑切斯(Pedro Sánchez)周三宣布，他的内阁举行了2023年最后一次会议，决定将原定实施两年的该税延续至第三年。此举将激怒那些批评该税不公平、且损害业务的企业。
The tax was introduced to fund measures to alleviate the impact of inflation on Spanish citizens, including by funding subsidies for fuel and public transport. It was focused on businesses that the government said had been benefiting most from high interest rates and energy prices.
征收该税是为了资助减轻通胀对西班牙公民影响的措施，包括为燃料和公共交通提供补贴。该税专门针对政府所称的从高利率和高能源价格受益最多的企业。
