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Groups representing the offshore and Scottish renewables industries have teamed up to call on the Chancellor to replace the oil and gas windfall tax.

In a joint letter to Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband , Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and Scottish Renewables say the Energy Profits Levy must be replaced urgently.

The tax on the profits of oil and gas producers was increased to 38% last year.

Both trade bodies also called on the UK Government to provide more funding for offshore wind.

It is the first time both groups have made such a joint intervention.

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