Boris Johnson refuses to rule out U-turn to impose windfall tax on energy firm
Guardian, 12 May 2022
Boris Johnson has refused to rule out the introduction of a windfall tax which would help to relieve pressure on the cost of living crisis.
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Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, Johnson said: 'The disadvantage with those sorts of taxes is that they deter investment in the very things that they need to be investing in – new technology, in new energy supply.' When asked by Ferrari whether he would completely rule out a windfall tax, he did not say whether that would be the case, instead saying that he did not 'like them'
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