George Osborne introduces budget measures to assist North Sea industry which is forecast to make losses until at least 2021The North Sea oil industry,once a enormous moneyspinner for the Treasury, is set to become a £1bn burden for the taxpayer next year as the plunging crude price hits revenues.
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Source: theguardian.com