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 Definition of Windfall profit - Finance dictionary
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Windfall profit
A "windfall profit" refers to a situation characterised by unanticipated profits well above the norm. This can be due to very high commodity prices positively affecting oil producers/exporters. This situation may tempt the sovereign to impose a "windfall tax", to capture part of the windfall profit.
Windfall profit
A "windfall profit" refers to a situation characterised by unanticipated profits well above the norm. This can be due to very high commodity prices positively affecting oil producers/exporters. This situation may tempt the sovereign to impose a "windfall tax", to capture part of the windfall profit.
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Windfall profit
A "windfall profit" refers to a situation characterised by unanticipated profits well above the norm. This can be due to very high commodity prices positively affecting oil producers/exporters. This situation may tempt the sovereign to impose a "windfall tax", to capture part of the windfall profit.
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