Out of this, 45 per cent is from taxes collected from oil and gas companies (mostly Shell and ExxonMobil) and 40 per cent from taxes and dividends from the state oil and gas company EBN. From other fields, the state receives between 40 per cent and 65

'Latest polls show two-thirds of Europeans support an FTT, which helps explain why MEPs from all political parties and from countries opposing the tax, such as the UK and the Netherlands, voted in favour.' According to a recent Eurobarometer survey on

However, British prime minister David Cameron, backed by Sweden and the Netherlands, has said he would veto any such tax amid concerns over its impact on the banking sector. Despite this, the opinion adopted on Wednesday says the tax should go ahead