Revealed: The Oil and Gas Lobbying Campaign to Water Down Windfall Tax

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By Adam BarnettOct 24, 2023, 8:09 am194 pts
The UK government’s weakening of its windfall tax on energy profits matched the demands of a high-level lobbying campaign by the oil and gas industry, new research reveals. Trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), formerly Oil and Gas UK, and its operator members including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil,…

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