据路透社3月16日报道,英国财政部长George Osborne宣布,将削减在北海油田采油的能源公司的赋税,以此促进石油行业在低油价时期的发展。
Osborne在年度预算报告中称:“从今天开始,石油和天然气附加费将被削减一半,从20%减少至10%。此外,我也正在努力废除石油收入税。”
英国石油、壳牌、凯恩能源等拥有北海油田的公司,股价在消息公布之后应声上涨。
沈佳蕾摘译自路透社
原文如下:
Britain cuts taxes for North Sea oil producers
Britain's finance minister George Osborne said he would cut taxes for energy companies pumping oil from the country's North Sea fields, in a boost for the industry which is suffering from the impact of low crude prices.
"I am today cutting in half the Supplementary Charge on oil and gas from 20 percent to 10 percent. And I'm effectively abolishing Petroleum Revenue Tax too," Osborne said in his annual budget statement on Wednesday.
Shares in oil companies with fields in the North Sea including BP, Shell and Cairn Energy traded up on the news.