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Hunt’s windfall tax on oil and gas spells trouble for Scottish Tories

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Jeremy Hunt’s windfall tax on oil and gas spells trouble for Scottish Tories
Jeremy Hunt’s windfall tax on oil and gas spells trouble for Scottish Tories

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