英国北海油气产业代表机构OEUK向工党政府提出要求，呼吁将能源暴利税的取消日期提前三年，从2030年改至2027年1。同时，该产业还要求改革税收结构，将暴利税改为仅在油气价格超过设定阈值时才征收的油气收入税，税率定为35%1。
OEUK声称这些改革措施将吸引最多500亿英镑的投资，并在未来十年产生149亿英镑的税收收益1。该产业同时呼吁政府批准Rosebank和Jackdaw两个大型油气田项目1。OEUK首席执行官David Whitehouse表示，新的税收框架将"确保油气公司在价格高时支付高税，但鼓励投资"1。
然而，这一要求遭到了环保组织的强烈反对1。绿色和平等组织认为，在气候危机和能源危机背景下，削弱暴利税对化石燃料产业的约束是不当补贴行为1。这些组织呼吁加强暴利税力度，以支持生活成本援助1。
The UK offshore energy industry is calling on the Labour government to abolish the windfall tax on oil and gas firms three years ahead of schedule, moving the current expiration date from 2030 to 2027 1. Industry body OEUK is also urging that the tax be replaced with a narrower levy applied only when oil and gas prices surge above a set threshold, with a rate of 35 percent 1.
The sector argues that these changes would unlock substantial investment in major projects such as Rosebank and Jackdaw, potentially attracting up to 50 billion pounds in investment and generating an additional 14.9 billion pounds in tax revenue over the next decade, with only 2.4 billion pounds of that coming directly from oil and gas companies themselves 1. OEUK Chief Executive David Whitehouse stated that the proposed new tax system would "ensure oil and gas companies pay high taxes when prices are high, but encourage investment" 1. The push comes as winter energy prices are forecast to hit three-year highs, with wholesale natural gas prices reaching 207 pence per therm on Monday, marking the highest level since the Russia-Ukraine crisis 1.
However, environmental groups including Greenpeace and tax justice advocates are fiercely opposing the proposal, arguing that strengthening rather than weakening the windfall tax would be appropriate during an energy crisis and climate emergency 1. A final decision on the Jackdaw field is expected to be delayed until after by-elections in Holborn and St Pancras next month 1.
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