‘Use oil and gas tax windfall to support north-east’ says Aberdeen MP Stephen Flynn

‘Use oil and gas tax windfall to support north-east’ says Aberdeen MP Stephen Flynn

Rishi Sunak has a “moral duty” to use soaring tax revenues from North Sea oil and gas firms to boost Scotland’s energy sector, an Aberdeen MP claims.

The SNP’s Stephen Flynn wants the Tories to use the £1.7 billion they have brought in since the start of the year to match the Scottish Government’s “just transition fund” to help ease reliance on fossil fuels

Nicola Sturgeon’s government previously confirmed they will allocate £500 million to help the north-east move away from fossil fuels to renewables.