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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

BP profits rocket as critics call for windfall tax

BP made profits of $12.8 billion (£9.5 billion) in 2021 it revealed today, an amount that is likely to lead to fresh calls for a windfall tax on the energy giants.

With power bills soaring and growing talk of a cost-of-living crisis, environmental groups think BP, Shell and others should face a one-tax from the government.

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