Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Scottish industry is footing the bill for the UK Government’s response to spiralling energy costs across the UK.The First Minister said the windfall tax on oil and gas firms had not been implemented fairly as the sector north of the border was carrying a “disproportionate burden”.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak bowed to pressure last week by unveiling £15bn of measures to tackle the impact of soaring inflation, which has reached a 40-year high.
Every household will get a £400 energy bill discount under a cost-of-living package partly funded by a £5bn windfall tax on oil and gas companies, many of which operate in Scottish waters.
The Tory Government had resisted a windfall tax but relented after pressure by Labour, while the SNP are also sceptical of a standalone tax on one industry.
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