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Oil: Taxation

Question for Treasury

UIN HL7030, tabled on 16 March 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement a windfall tax on oil producers.

Answered on

28 March 2022

The UK Government places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are currently more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid more than £375 billion in production taxes.

All taxes are kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.

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