Europe 1 09:06, February 01, 2023
With 13 billion dollars in profits in three months, the companies Shell and TotalEnergies have revived the debate on superprofits.
Sandrine Rousseau, environmentalist deputy of Nupes and guest of Europe 1 this Wednesday morning denounces a lack of solidarity from these large companies, in the midst of a debate on the financing of pensions.
TotalEnergies, an "ecocidal" company with record profits.
At the microphone of Sonia Mabrouk this Wednesday morning, Sandrine Rousseau, deputy EELV / Nupes did not mince words concerning the French flagship of energies and oil.
For the deputy, in a period of historic inflation, TotalEnergies "does not contribute to the height of its profits - of its surplus profits - to the national effort", she denounces.
As a reminder, the taxation of superprofits was finally rejected in the Senate last November, even if a similar measure was adopted at European level.
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"These 13 billion are historic profits and these large companies are emancipating themselves from the common good. In the name of which they put us all in danger to pay 13 billion in dividends", annoys Sandrine Rousseau.
For the deputy, by the actions of TotalEnergies in Africa, the group is indefensible: "If it is to destroy Uganda, Tanzania and put 34 million tonnes of CO2 per year into the atmosphere, frankly, that does not useless,” she continues.
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