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Windfall Tax
P002765 - 07 September 2022
Presentations: 1
Presenters: 1
At a Glance
This petition concerning windfall tax was presented to Parliament once by 1 MP.
Issue Summary
The petitioners are concerned about the excessive profits being made by oil and gas companies during a crisis of high energy bills, believing these profits come at the expense of ordinary people facing cost-of-living emergencies.
Action Requested
The House of Commons is urged to review proposals for doubling the Windfall Tax so that oil and gas firms do not profit from this crisis and use the additional funding to support people through the cost-of-living emergency.
Key Facts
- Over 65,000 signatures collected
- Current Windfall Tax set too low by petitioners
- Energy companies are making vast profits amid high energy bills for ordinary people
Presentation Timeline
MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.
Presented
07 September 2022
Richard Burgon
Lab
Leeds East
I rise to present a petition alongside a corresponding online petition signed by over 65,000 people. They are appalled that, at this time of crisis, the Government are choosing to protect oil and gas firms’ super-profits, all made off the backs of higher bills for millions of ordinary people. They believe that these oil and gas giants should not be able to make a single penny in excess profits and are calling for these profits to be taken and used to provide crucial funding to help people through this cost of living emergency.
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