Austria's Ministry of Finance has announced the introduction of a proposal in the National Council (lower house of parliament) for the introduction of two separate energy crisis contributions (windfall taxes) on oil and gas companies and electricity producers. For oil and gas companies, the energy crisis contribution is in the form of a 33% tax on excess profits from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2023. Excess profit is the amount of profit exceeding 120% of average taxable profits in the past four years. Further, it is provided that if no investments in "energy transition" can be proven, the contribution...