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in fuel duty will only reduce filling up the car with petrol by two pounds. so, i don t think that really rises to the scale of the challenge that we face at the moment. which is why we re calling for a windfall tax on the big profits been made by north sea oil and gas companies right now. and channel that in with both a reduction in that from 5% to zero on gas and electricity bills. but also a big and expansion because we know it is families and pensioners, on lower, modest incomes, who are struggling most at the moment with the rising prices. so, that would be my priority. but any sensible measures to deal with the cost of living crisis, of course, labor would support those on wednesday. i just want to talk a bit about the windfall tax, because this is something that labor is talking about a lot. you clearly feel the public s went back up. but isn t there a real risk that this could discourage investment in the north sea, at a time when frankly, we do need