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  "id": 2719429,
  "title": "Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms as profits soar due to Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/six-eu-countries-urge-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms-as-profits-soar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T04:36:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-eu-countries-urge-windfall-tax-energy-firms-profits-soar-due-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms as profits soar due to Iran war Six European Countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP. The finance ministers of Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland and Portugal, along with Spain's economy minister, sent the joint letter to the finance…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Six EU countries push for windfall tax on oil companies amid surging war profits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/six-eu-countries-push-for-windfall-tax-on-oil-companies-amid-surging",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:10:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}