OT00110 - The taxation of the UK oil industry: an overview: Public Accounts Committee Report 1973 and the 1974 White Paper
On 14 February 1973 the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee issued its report 바카라 사이트淣orth Sea Oil and Gas바카라 사이트� (HC122). It reflected a comprehensive review of the oil industry, government administration, and the exchequer implications.
It noted that: 바카라 사이트淯nder the present arrangements the UK will not obtain either for the Exchequer or the balance of payments anything like the share of the 바카라 사이트渢ake바카라 사이트� of oil operations on the continental shelf that other countries are obtaining for oil within their territories. Indeed at present the only certain revenue from a large number of the North Sea operations is the royalty and licence payments. This situation needs close review바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트�. It was particularly concerned that profits from continental shelf operations could be offset by extraneous losses and capital allowances.
1974 White Paper
The Department of Energy issued on 11 July 1974 a White Paper 바카라 사이트淯nited Kingdom Offshore Oil & Gas Policy바카라 사이트� (Cmnd 5696). It set out the 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 two main objectives, to secure a fairer share of profit for the nation and to maximise the balance of payments benefit, while ensuring the oil companies received a suitable return on their heavy capital investment in exploration and production.
The White Paper proposed that the 바카라 사이트 should introduce what was to become Petroleum Revenue Tax and the Corporation Tax ring fence. These formed the basis of the first Oil Taxation Bill.