Reports: Government pauses plan for electricity generator windfall tax

James Murray
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Reports: Government pauses plan for electricity generator windfall tax

FT reports controversial proposals are now unlikely to proceed, as Tory leadership candidates tout tax-cutting plans

Proposals to extend the windfall tax on oil and gas companies to electricity generators have reportedly been put on pause, after the government confirmed it would not make any major policy decisions until...

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