Further windfall taxes are not the antidote to rising energy bills
16 August 2022
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Andy Mayer quoted in the Daily Mail
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Andy Mayer quoted in City A.M.
Andy Mayer, IEA energy analyst, has been quoted in City A.M. on Labour’s proposed energy price cap freeze.
Critical on the good further increases to the windfall tax would do, the article reads:
“Meanwhile, Andy Mayer, energy analyst at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, criticised Labour’s calls to beef up the windfall tax.
“He warned it would discourage investment in the North Sea, which he considered essential to boosting domestic gas production and ensuring supply security.”
Read the full article here.
Critical on the good further increases to the windfall tax would do, the article reads:
“Meanwhile, Andy Mayer, energy analyst at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, criticised Labour’s calls to beef up the windfall tax.
“He warned it would discourage investment in the North Sea, which he considered essential to boosting domestic gas production and ensuring supply security.”
Read the full article here.
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