windfall tax

Calls have also been made for a windfall tax on energy companies.

Should there be a windfall tax on oil and gas companies?

Should there be a call for windfall tax regulation on Apple at this point?

"Even after the windfall tax we came out ahead" their public affairs director was later quoted as saying.

A windfall tax would give them a cast iron excuse to do nothing at all.

However, calls have been made for new windfall taxes.

Windfall tax on energy companies and increasing the top rate of tax would be a start.

Lawmakers would be wise to stress why a windfall tax is both fair and necessary.

Money from the windfall tax could pay for the initial investments encouraging conservation.

At least there is a precedent for windfall taxes.

Giuliani's visions of windfall tax revenues may also be wishful thinking.

The windfall tax was the political glue in the 1980 deal to get Washington out of the business of setting oil prices.

I'd still windfall tax these fleecers of the universe.

To be effective, a windfall tax should be part of a strategy to reduce oil dependence.

The confiscation of wealth from the rich and windfall taxes on company profits.

"Or a windfall tax on those who managed to profit very nicely from the changing situation?

The added cost of importing oil in a tighter market might even exceed the revenues from the windfall tax.

I agree the banks should sort out their bonus schemes but I'm not convinced a windfall tax is the best option.

A windfall tax is a good idea.

Perhaps colleagues should take comfort from the Labour minister who says that windfall taxes are not on the agenda.

In 2006 Mongolia implemented a 68% windfall tax, which was the world's highest.

When the Labour Party came to power in 1997 it introduced a windfall tax on utility companies.

Since 1997, no further windfall taxes have been levied in the UK.

Instead, the candidates squabbled over marginal issues - a windfall tax and the rights of pensioners, for example.

The windfall tax would also make it easier for Congress to take the more difficult but necessary step of raising the federal gasoline tax.