French PM Leaves Door Open for Windfall Tax on ‘Super Profits’

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is leaving open the possibility of a new tax on corporate “super profits” after lawmakers rejected the move last month.

In an interview published in Le Parisien newspaper, Borne said she’d prefer alternatives to a windfall levy, such as companies lowering prices for consumers and giving bonuses to employees to bolster their spending power.

But she noted that while the government’s policy has been to lower corporate taxes, the public would have a hard time understanding how firms can make huge gains while ordinary people fret about making ends meet.

Her comments could help fuel ...