John Swinney has again insisted it is “utterly essential” that the UK Government scraps the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas.
The Scottish First Minister, speaking ahead of a meeting between Chancellor Rachel Reeves and energy bosses, said the current “uncertainty over energy supplies” as as result of the conflict in the Middle East was now a “material consideration” for the scrapping of the charge – which is officially known as the energy profits levy.
