Carbon taxes or auctioned emissions permits not only address climate change but recapture some of the windfall profits of fossil fuel exporters.

碳税或排放许可拍卖，不仅有利于解决气候变化问题，也会挤压化石燃料出口商的暴利空间。

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Now you're asking yourself if all this came about just because Andy told Byron Hadley how to save the taxes on his windfall inheritance.

你会问，难道这一切全因为安迪告诉哈力那笔意外之财该如何节税吗？

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Pricey power, fuelled by high oil prices, is already causing headaches, with MPs muttering about windfall taxes on utility firms and talismanic pledges to reduce fuel poverty (defined as living in a household that spends more than 10% of its income on heating) in tatters.

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The export of oil from government-owned fields--not including, that is, "windfall" taxes--accounted in 2006 for 45% of government income.

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My take: all this saber rattling about high royalties and windfall profits taxes is designed to scare the minnows out of the water and clear the way for the government to make a development deal with the big guys who have the balance sheet and know-how to get the job done.

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