SU:CC - Costs and benefits of the UK's new oil and gas windfall tax

Boris Johnson's Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed a 25% windfall tax on the oil and gas industry Thursday; however, details of the final legislation remain vague. There will be a sunset clause; however, the clause will be price dependent, with no specified date. There will be an investment tax incentive; however, the incentive appears lower than existing incentives. And there may or may not be a "baseline" profitability measure which determines the quantum of the "windfall" profits. Furthermore, investors are left guessing at exactly who will pay the tax.  The UK has a somewhat complicated tax and royalty regime for North Sea producers. All UK resident companies pay corporate income tax on worldwide pre-tax profits. If BP (BP) earns a profit refining oil in Whiting Indiana, it will pay tax on those profits to the UK treasury. However, the UK also charges North Sea producers a "ring fence" corporate tax,

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Costs and benefits of the UK's new oil and gas windfall tax