Coverage dated October 30, 2022 to October 31, 2022

Biden's oil windfall tax would backfire, warns Larry Summers

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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Economist Larry Summers is pushing back after President Joe Biden floated the possibility of punishing the oil industry for high prices by imposing a windfall profit tax. “I’m not sure [I] understand the argument for a windfall profits tax on energy companies,” Summers sai…

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  1. KAGS Bryan

    AP source: Biden to float windfall tax on energy producers (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    While gas prices have fallen to $3.76 on average nationally, the White House says they should be lower, given declines in global oil prices over the same period.

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    Biden to Float Windfall Tax on Energy Producers: AP Source (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    President Joe Biden plans to raise the possibility of imposing a ‘windfall tax’ on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Biden issues a warning as he accuses oil and gas companies of 'war profiteering' off Russia's invasion of Ukraine (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden escalated weeks of sharp warnings to energy producers on Monday by floating a so-called “windfall” tax on their corporate profits, calling out major gas companies for racking up gains from a spike in prices he…

  4. Washington Times

    Biden offers windfall tax on Big Oil for Dems desperate to calm voters’ fears of high energy prices (opens Washington Times)

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    A week before the midterm elections and a threatened shellacking for Democrats, President Biden proposed a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to give the appearance of doing something on skyrocketing energy prices.

  5. Omaha World-Herald

    Biden paints oil firms as war profiteers, talks windfall tax (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production. This comes as his administration aims to combat high

  6. FOX Business

    Biden slams oil company profits, threatens windfall taxes as penalty (opens FOX Business)

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    President Joe Biden criticized the recent earnings of major oil companies, urging them to invest profits in increasing production or face possible penalties.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Biden to call on Congress to consider windfall tax on excessive oil profits (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    President Biden will suggest a tax on oil and gas companies if they don't boost domestic production to help ease prices at the pump.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Biden To Call For Windfall Tax On Energy Companies Days Before Midterms: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    President Joe Biden will propose taxing energy companies' profits as the White House attempts to lower fuel prices ahead of the November midterm elections.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Biden Threatens Higher Taxes on Oil Companies If They Do Not Work to Lower Gas Prices (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    President Joe Biden threatened to pursue higher taxes on oil companies if they do not try to lower gas prices. Any new proposed taxes on the businesses could run into opposition in Congress. Biden has highlighted efforts to reduce costs for consumers as voters worry about inflation ahead of the Nov.

  10. Newsweek

    How windfall tax on energy producers could backfire on Biden (opens Newsweek)

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    One expert said a windfall tax could deter new investment in domestic oil production and impact the U.S. relationship with the world oil market.

  11. Politico

    Biden to urge Congress to tax oil companies’ bumper profits (opens Politico)

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    Democrats introduced legislation this spring that would tax large oil companies for windfall profits and give the proceeds to consumers as a rebate.

  12. New York Times

    Biden Accuses Oil Companies of ‘War Profiteering’ and Threatens Windfall Tax (opens New York Times)

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    President Biden has been eager to redirect public anger over gas prices as Democrats try to keep power in Congress in the midterm elections.

  13. Oil Price

    Biden Says Big Oil’s Windfall Profits Result Of ‘Brutal War’ (opens Oil Price)

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    In an address to the nation on Monday, President Joe Biden raised the specter of a windfall tax on energy companies that refuse to boost domestic production to bring down oil and gas prices which will weigh on midterm elections on November 8th

  14. Bloomberg

    Biden Will Call on Congress to Consider Tax Penalties on Big Oil (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Joe Biden will call on Congress to consider tax penalties and other consequences for oil and gas companies accruing record profits even as gasoline prices remain high at the pump, according to a White House official.

  15. The Daily Caller

    Biden threatens to tax oil companies’ ‘excess’ profits unless they stop ‘war profiteering’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    President Joe Biden declared Monday that he would work with Congress to tax the windfall profits of major oil companies unless they lower gasoline prices.

  16. ABC 12 Flint

    Biden to call for so-called 'windfall' tax on oil and gas companies (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    President Joe Biden is planning to escalate weeks of sharp warnings to energy producers on Monday by floating a so-called "windfall" tax on their corporate profits, calling out major gas

  17. Digital Journal

    Biden threatens tax hit for oil majors who fail to lower costs (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Joe Biden plans to seek tax penalties for oil companies unless they invest their record profits in lowering household costs and ramping up

  18. KTVZ Bend

    Biden's oil windfall tax would backfire, warns Larry Summers (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Matt Egan, CNN Business Economist Larry Summers is pushing back after President Joe Biden floated the possibility of punishing the oil industry for high prices by imposing a windfall profit tax. “I’m not sure [I] understand the argument for a windfall profits tax on energy companies,” Summers sai…

  19. Insider

    Biden is threatening a windfall tax on energy companies, after he slammed them for 'war profiteering' (opens Insider)

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    Biden criticized major oil companies for making record-setting profits, while not boosting production enough to lower prices at the pump.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Biden asks Congress for windfall profits tax on oil industry (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden endorsed a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies, which he has accused of unethically profiting from high energy prices, if they don't spend more of their earnings on lowering costs.

  21. Bloomberg

    Windfall Tax on Big Oil Is More Politics Than Real Policy Threat (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Joe Biden’s threat to slap a tax on oil-company profits is more bluster than threat as the clock runs out on the administration’s efforts to tame fuel prices ahead of midterm elections.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Biden warns of windfall tax on ‘war profiteering’ oil companies (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US president criticises oil companies for making record profits amid the Russia-Ukraine war, warns of higher tax.

  23. The Daily Caller

    ‘Discourage Investment’: Clinton Treasury Secretary Bashes Biden’s Windfall Oil Tax Plan (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former President Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary Larry Summers criticized President Joe Biden's plan to tax the windfall profits of major oil companies.

  24. Gopusa

    Biden orders oil companies to ramp up production, threatens ‘windfall’ tax (opens Gopusa)

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    President Joe Biden threatened oil companies Monday with a higher tax on "windfall" profits, if they do not start increasing production to bring down gas prices. "Record profits today are not because they're doing something new or innovative.

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden calls on oil, gas companies to stop 'war profiteering,' threatens windfall tax (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to lower costs for Americans and increase production, or pay a higher tax rate,

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