Being a lot lower in 02 this year than they were last year. As we well remember, they were running up sharply by last year. Bp has realised that prices were down by just under 40 year on year and a biggerfall, they realise just under 40 year on year and a bigger fall, they realise that gas price, 45 and also down by a 30 , that explains why the puppet are lower this year than last year. Lower, but still quite an impressive number nonetheless. It will always raise criticisms about windfall tax with big energy firms doing well on the back of these prices, though as you have said, they have come down from their peaks. Bp is not a big player in the uk any more. Its from their peaks. Bp is not a big player in the uk any more. Its not a big player. Player in the uk any more. Its not a big player. But player in the uk any more. Its not a big player, but reasonably a big player, but reasonably important. They pay tax there and i think, looking at figures, it is gone away, given the price of co
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brands. the maker of tanqueray gin, johnnie walker whisky and smirnoff vodka posted a 7% rise in pre tax profits to £4] billion for the year tojune 30, narrowly beating estimates. diageo s most expensive brands accounted for 57% of its overall organic net sales growth, it said. let s talk to the managing director of beverages research atjefferies. it is the idea that we are trading up it is the idea that we are trading up to posher stuff, that s how the boosted figures for diageo. i think it s fair enough. boosted figures for diageo. i think it s fair enough. consumers - it s fair enough. consumers developed a taste for drinking better during the pandemic and on the other side, there was a stream of revenge conviviality, they want to watch a restaurant, this was followed by. what you are seeing
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