Quote Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
meanwhile.......Exxon Mobil made $18bn in profits in the past three months. Shell and Chevron each made nearly $12bn. Those are all record numbers.
They are wholesalers and not retailers per se.

No one complained when they made record losses in 2020.

They are also taxed at an effective rate of 65% on UK profits.

The taxpayer does well out of their profits, so do pension funds