SENATE DEMOCRATS TO SEEK WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ON OIL FIRMS

摘要

U.S. Senate Democrats last week promised to seek a 50% "windfall" profits tax on "big oil companies" before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.Money raised from the tax would be rebated to consumers, say Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who planned to offer the bill (S. 1621) as an amendment to pending tax legislation last week.