TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné speaks at the Paris Automotive Summit during the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, on October 15, 2024. BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS
Patrick Pouyanné, head of the energy giant TotalEnergies, will face a grilling next month over his group's massive profits during the Middle East war from the Assemblée Nationale's finance committee, the committee's head said on Tuesday, May 12. The company is among several oil and gas majors facing growing calls for a windfall tax to help offset the pain of higher fuel prices on consumers.
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"With Total's tax situation back in the news, I have decided to call Mr Patrick Pouyanné to appear before the Finance Committee. This hearing will take place on 17 June at 10:00 am," the commission's president, Eric Coquerel of the hard-left La France Insoumise party, posted on X.
