windfall tax
noun[C]
TAXukusanextrataxthat agovernmentchargesacompanywhen it makes alargeunexpectedprofit,especiallyif they have beenhelpedbyeconomicconditions:
Followingrecordprofits, a €5bnwindfalltaxwas levied onenergycompanies.
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Even after thewindfalltaxwe came out ahead their public affairs director was later quoted as saying.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has also called for awindfalltaxto be imposed on energy companies who are found to be unnecessarily putting up prices on customers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thewindfalltaxis entirely justified for that reason, and is widely accepted to be so.
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Thewindfalltaxwill raise about £5 billion and is thoroughly justified.
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Let us make no bones about it: thewindfalltaxis right.
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Is he aware of any plans to compensate pensioners and people on low earnings for the consequences of awindfalltax?
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We have heard a lot about thewindfalltax.
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That will depend on the level at which thewindfalltaxis set.
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We cannot possibly support the proposed means of funding that programme—the proposedwindfalltax.
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Thewindfalltaxwill hit customers and shareholders, and it will hit pensioners, because the shareholders are mainly pension funds.
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- a pack of lies
- a pack rat
- a-pack-rat
- APACS
- a page in/of history
- a-page-in-of-history
- a pain in the arse/backside
- a-pain-in-the-arse-backside
- a pain in the ass/butt
- a pain (in the neck)
- a-pain-in-the-neck
- a paper chase
- a-paper-chase
- apart
- apart from
- apart-from
- apartheid
- aparthotel
- a parting of the ways
- a-parting-of-the-ways
- apartment
- apartment building
- apartment-building
- apartment complex
- apartment dwellers