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H. R. 5758: This Act may be cited as the Windfall Profit Tax and Deficit Reduction Act of 1990, introduced in the House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, September 30, 1990

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OSTI ID:5431973
H.R. 5758 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil. The base price would be the average price per barrel of taxable crude oil during the 4-month period ending on July 31, 1990. Taxable crude oil is defined as is the applicability of this law to futures contracts on taxable crude oil. This bill also creates a Low Income Energy Support Trust Fund which would receive 50 percent of the taxes received. The bill also explains what expenditures could be made from the Trust Fund: weatherization programs and grants under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act.
OSTI ID:
5431973
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English