Scottish support for Windfall Tax as energy costs surge

The Windfall Tax was levied on oil and gas companies operating in the UK in May 2022 in response to record oil and gas industry profits.

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Don’t scrap the Windfall Tax

"If you look at where the profit growth has come from, it's all from personal, not from business and agriculture at all…

"Banks are not a leading indicator of the economy. They win when the economy goes up, they win when the economy goes down… where they're making the profits is on the personal side of things because we're not going to not pay our mortgages, right?

"It's not surprising."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/578527/really-insulting-can-anz-really-claim-its-record-profit-is-due-to-economy-improving

#nzpol #windfalltax #banks #profits #turnthecorner #rhymeswithbankers

'Really insulting': Can ANZ really claim its record profit is due to economy improving?

It's announced a full-year profit of more than $2.5 billion.

RNZ
ANZ posts record $2.53 billion profit

The country's biggest bank has reported a record full-year profit.

RNZ
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Labour’s Betrayal - Julian Dimitrov - Medium

Since taking office with an unprecedented majority, Keir Starmer’s Labour government has squandered its opportunity to usher in real, progressive change. Instead of breaking from over a decade of…

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Who is the bigger idiot? This twit or the people who voted for him?

#Trump #WindfallTax #windmills

I wanted to share an exciting update about a petition I signed on Change.org: "Hike the Windfall Tax on oil and gas profits - not our energy bills".

Read about the update "Wealth Tax Petition presented in Parliament TONIGHT - add your name" below, and join me in supporting this campaign by signing the petition!

https://chng.it/gfkDFFdKrN

Thanks!
Jules
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Wealth Tax Petition presented in Parliament TONIGHT - add your name

Hi, Just a quick message to say that it's now been confirmed that the petition calling for wealth taxes on the very richest will be presented in Parliament TONIGHT! You can still add your name hereA Wealth Tax of 2% on assets over £10 million alone would raise £24 BILLION per year. So we really don't need more cuts at this week's Budget. Thank you for all your support and I will keep the campaigni

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I see this as good news, as the oil companies bemoan Labour’s new windfall tax proposals.

#NorthSeaOil #Oil #Gas #NorthSea #WindfallTax #UKPolitics

‘People are walking away’: UK windfall tax hits North Sea oil investment
https://www.ft.com/content/375b3a33-ff9b-4c4c-9ce7-c117a5bfb10d?desktop=true&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8#myft:notification:daily-email:content

‘People are walking away’: UK windfall tax hits North Sea oil investment

Policy uncertainty and Labour’s levy plans threaten fall in production and jobs in ageing oil basin, executives warn

Financial Times

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