06/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – In a statement issued on Friday 6 January, in relation to its results for the fourth quarter of 2022, the oil company Shell announced that it will have to pay $2 billion in one-off taxes in the EU and the UK. These additional taxes are the result of the temporary solidarity contribution introduced by the EU at the end of September (see EUROPE B13029A17), based on the excess profits made by the fossil fuel sector in the financial year 2022. The UK has...