Scrapping Windfall Tax Early Could Cost UK £8.6bn by 2030, Say Campaigners

Scrapping windfall tax early ‘could cost UK £8.6bn by 2030’

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North Sea windfall tax showdown as campaigners warn ‘scandalous’ shake-up could cost Britain £8.6bn

Scrapping the North Sea windfall tax could cost the country more than £8billion by the end of the decade, climate campaigners say.The Government has already outlined plans to replace the charge – known officially as the energy profits levy – with a new scheme called the oil and gas revenue levy.This is due to happen in 2030 – but energy firms are pushing for the replacement regime to start earlier.Industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) says i…

Scrapping windfall tax early could cost UK £8.6bn by 2030, say campaigners

The campaign group Global Witness has written to Chancellor John Healey.

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Scrapping the windfall tax early could cost the UK £8.6bn by 2030, campaigners have said

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