Despite harsh criticism: Greens agree to fuel price cap:
Green Party leader Leonore Gewessler harshly criticizes the government. However ...
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Greens Back Fuel Price Cap Despite ReservationsLeonore Gewessler confirms support for margin limits but rejects tax cuts lacking a two-thirds majority in parliament.
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- The Greens will approve the legislation enabling fuel margin limits with the required two-thirds majority.
- They oppose reducing the mineral oil tax as it does not require the same parliamentary majority.
- Gewessler criticizes past policies increasing oil and gas dependency and doubts the effectiveness of current proposals.
- The government aims to temporarily cap margins and offer a tax relief of about ten cents per liter if prices rise over 30% in two months.
Leaving people to deal with price shocks is not the right way.— Leonore Gewessler, Green Party leader, in Parliament on the fuel-price brake.
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