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Treasury debates windfall levy as Cameron slams Labour Eton jibes ... Alistair Darling is drawing up plans to face down the country's top bankers by taking the "nuclear option" of a windfall tax on their bumper bonuses as part of measures aimed at the super-rich. ... Latest from UK news...
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The Wall Street Journal and New York Times go A1 with second-day(ish) stories on Britain’s bold bid to slap a 50 percent windfall tax on banker bonuses. And this morning, the Financial Times reports that France will also implement the tax and that Germany’s ... ian on The UK Windfall-Tax Bombshell's Second Day (1)
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Union leaders and Labour MPs, led by Jon Cruddas, the prominent left-winger, have stepped up their demands for a windfall tax on energy companies in the Budget. ... Most popular in UK News...
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Mr Marris said yesterday: "The Government has made good progress in its negotiations with the energy companies. I still favour a windfall tax but it is not a deal-breaker for me. We have got to look at the ... Compounding concerns about an apparently widening gulf between the rich and the rest of society in the UK,
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“Obscene” record profits at Shell whilst pensioners, motorists and British industry struggle with high energy prices demand a windfall tax, according to Tony Woodley, ... This was especially the case, he continued, in the light of UK companies and hauliers saying they are being pressed on high fuel and energy costs,
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Pressure mounted on Gordon Brown last night to slap a multi-billion-pound windfall tax on the UK's oil companies to provide new money for vote-winning populist measures such as tax cuts. ... 2 Jun 2008; Pressure mounts to slap windfall tax on UK oil companies...
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London - Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell Thursday reported record annual profits of nearly 14 billion pounds in 2007, prompting fresh calls from trade unions for a "windfall tax" on oil companies profiting from the rapid rise in crude oil prices. ... UK Business News | Home...
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"This is actually a time when we should be investing in power generation in the UK and a potential windfall tax would very damaging to investor confidence at the very time the UK needs significant new investment to ensure security of supply," said Cox.
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