a necessity in a context of inflation?

In a context of high inflation, the question of the taxation of “superprofits” has arisen insistently in recent weeks. Asked about this on the franceinfo set, the economist Christophe Ramaux believes that, faced with the sudden drop in the purchasing power of the French, “the question that arises is: who bears this burden? We have, on the one hand, households that toast, it is an understatement. And on the other side, we have certain companies that make fabulous superprofits, knowing that they have nothing to do with it.“, he explains, recalling that TotalEnergies benefits, for example, from the windfall of the increase in oil prices.

Many countries have already implemented such taxes, such as the United Kingdom, Romania, Hungary or Italy, recalls the economist. “Even the European Commission, however traditionally particularly liberal, gave its green. We’re dragging our feet in France, and I think that’s a shame“, he regrets.