Cyprus rethinks EU green taxes to avoid double whammy on water, fuel

Cyprus wants to postpone or limit new carbon taxes this year to avert a double hit to consumers from tariffs on water and fuel, President Nikos Christodoulides told television station Omega TV in an interview.

The new levies on water and fuel bills are expected as part of a so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) championed by the European Union to speed a green transition in the bloc.

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