Windfall-profits bill is signed by Carter

President Carter Wednesday signed into law the windfall-profits tax bill, designed to put a tax on the profits oil companies will make from the lifting of price controls on domestic oil. The bill is expected to raise $227 billion over the next 10 years for energy conservation projects and tax cuts. The new tax will be applied retroactively to March.

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