BP said it would like to invest more money in the UK, but issued a warning as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak threatened to hit the company with an unforeseen tax.
Bernard Looney, BP’s chief executive, angered ministers last week when he said so The times it will continue to invest £ 18 billion in the UK this decade, even if tax is imposed.
His comments were intercepted by Labor, who called for an unforeseen tax on oil and gas companies and led to a change in the government’s position.
Bernard Looney has admitted that BP will not change its investment in the event of an unforeseen tax
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Boris Johnson said yesterday that he would consider introducing an unforeseen tax on oil and gas companies, while Chancellor Rishi Sunak said yesterday that “no option is ruled out.
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