Varadkar backs windfall tax on energy companies but warns of unintended consequences

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he supports the levying of a windfall tax on energy companies — but that it should only be applied on windfall profits. 

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said a windfall tax should be levied on energy companies but that care must be taken not to do unintended damage.

He said the Government should give consideration to a tax on windfall profits.