Belgians Pay 15x More for Gas as Industry Gets Free Quotas
Belgian households pay 15x more in gas taxes than industry, while polluters get billions in free EU emission quotas. Greenpeace exposes the disparity.
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Belgian households pay 15x more in gas taxes than industry, while polluters get billions in free EU emission quotas. Greenpeace exposes the disparity.
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