Slugcatcher reckons the oil industry has tweaked the phrase to craft its motto for the future, "It's the tax, stupid".">
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It's the tax, stupid

FORMER United States president, Bill Clinton, made famous the saying, "It's the economy, stupid."...

Twice in as many weeks, oil majors have warned governments that falling oil prices are prompting a fresh and hard-nosed look at tax regimes - making companies vote with their cheque books and waving bye-bye...

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