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Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is also calling for a windfall tax on energy firms:
“The Conservative government’s refusal to introduce a windfall tax on the super profits of oil companies is becoming impossible to justify.
BP is raking in eye-watering profits while millions of people struggle to pay the bills. It is an unforgivable lack of leadership from Boris Johnson at a time of national crisis.
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