The chancellor has said 'no option is off the table' when asked about the possibility of a windfall tax on oil and gas firms to help ease the cost of living
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Speaking as energy companies continue to benefit from rocketing prices, Mr Sunak said:"I'm not naturally attracted to the idea of windfall taxes in general. I find that people fall into two camps on windfall tax. "What I do know is that these companies are making very significant profits right now because of the prices that we're seeing.
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