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windfall tax

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windfall tax
n
(Economics) a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
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Byline: A union leader is set to renew the call for a windfall tax on "greedy" energy companies.
Union call for energy windfall tax by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Byline: Joe Riley HUNDREDS of you have already signed our ECHO petition, which I headed up, to make Utility companies cut gas, electricity and water charges - or suffer a windfall tax they'll never forget.
Join our protest by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
A windfall tax on the oil giants would help six million people heat their homes this winter and would send the clear message that profiteering from the basics of life is not just immoral but will not be tolerated by our Government," he said.
BP posts biggest ever profits haul of pounds 6.4bn by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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