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Cheap energy for the poor?
Jakob von Weizsäcker argues that Barroso’s recent suggestion to provide subsidised electricity runs counter the sound principles of the European social model of providing monetary transfers instead of distorting prices. Rather than subsidising energy, the German government should tax nuclear energy if the nuclear phase out is delayed and use part of the proceeds to […]
Jakob von Weizsäcker argues that Barroso’s recent suggestion to provide subsidised electricity runs counter the sound principles of the European social model of providing monetary transfers instead of distorting prices. Rather than subsidising energy, the German government should tax nuclear energy if the nuclear phase out is delayed and use part of the proceeds to provide financial assistance to the poor.
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