UN chief calls for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies

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UN chief calls for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies

STORY: UN chief calls for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres taking seat 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of press briefing room 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for taxation on windfall profits of oil and gas companies to ease the impact of the energy crisis on the most vulnerable people. Guterres made the remarks at the launch of the third report of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance over the Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "It is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the backs of the poorest people and communities and at a massive cost to the climate. The combined profits of

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