13 – Solidarity contribution on refined crude oil

As a direct consequence of the energy crisis in Europe, regulatory measures like price caps, subsidy schemes, and the EU solidarity contribution have been implemented in some of the countries the OMV Group is active in. The Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 introduced a solidarity contribution, which was transposed into the local legislation of the member states and applies to 2022 and/or 2023.

On May 12, 2023, law no. 119/2023 for the approval of the Government Emergency Ordinance 186/2022 to implement the EU regulation regarding the solidarity contribution was published in the Official Gazette in Romania. For companies that produce and refine crude oil, the law introduced the obligation to pay a contribution of RON 350 for each tonne of crude oil processed during 2022 and 2023.

In 2023, a solidarity contribution in the total amount of EUR 552 mn was recognized for the quantities of crude oil processed during 2022 (EUR 300 mn) and 2023 (EUR 252 mn).

The aim of the EU regulation was to introduce a solidarity contribution that tackles surplus profits. However, the solidarity contribution in Romania was not based on profits but rather on quantities of processed crude oil and therefore does not fall within the scope of IAS 12 – Income taxes. Due to its specific nature, the solidarity contribution in Romania was not presented in the Consolidated Income Statement as part of the operating result, but as a separate line above the “Taxes on income and profit” line.