3 %, ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁prof ite ering ▁Ex x on ' s ." ▁ ▁The ▁profit ▁margin ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁article ▁for ▁General ▁Electric ▁included ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁divers ified ▁indust ries , ▁of ▁which ▁energy ▁technology ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁among ▁many ▁( such ▁as ▁aircraft ▁engine ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁media ▁production ), ▁whereas ▁Ex x on M obil ▁de als ▁strictly ▁with ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁and ▁therefore ▁has ▁prof its ▁sole ly ▁derived ▁from ▁oil ▁and ▁gas . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁inten se ▁lo bb ying ▁by ▁industry , ▁trade ▁off s ▁between ▁government ▁and ▁industry ▁are ▁often ▁set ▁in ▁place ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁wind fall ▁tax es ▁are ▁minim ized . ▁When ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁it ▁introduced ▁a ▁wind fall ▁tax ▁on ▁utility ▁companies . ▁The ▁public ▁affairs ▁team ▁of ▁Cent rica , ▁however , ▁had ▁already ▁begun ▁lo bb ying ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁opposition . ▁So ▁although ▁Cent rica ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁wind fall ▁tax , ▁the ▁government ▁agreed ▁to ▁sc rap ▁the ▁gas ▁le vy . ▁" E ven ▁after ▁the ▁wind fall ▁tax ▁we ▁came ▁out ▁ahead " ▁their ▁public ▁affairs ▁director ▁was ▁later ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Cor por ate ▁tax ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Cor por ate ▁tax ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁Tal ou ▁Sen ▁Che y ▁District ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁district