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B | 请问何为暴利税？ 山西读者白宇 暴利税是指对特定公司或产业突然获得的暴利采用更高的税率征税。暴利税在英语中为Windfall Tax，Windfall是指被风吹落的果子，引申指意外之财，Tax指税收。    Sydney, Oct 17 (UNI) Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment Group has been fined $62 million for failing to stop money laundering at its Sydney casino.
The group's licence to operate the casino has also been suspended. The record penalties were announced in response to a damning inquiry in New South Wales (NSW) earlier this year, the BBC said.
The fine announced on Monday is the maximum allowed, but the regulator stopped short of removing Star's licence altogether, to protect thousands of jobs. Under the conditions of the suspension, the casino will still operate under a manager appointed by the regulator.
From Friday the Star will not be able to run the casino on its own until it can "earn" its licence back, NSW Independent Casino Commission chief Philip Crawford said.
The inquiry earlier this year led to the resignations of Star's former chief executive Matt Bekier.
Its final report, handed down last month, found the Star was not fit to hold a casino licence in NSW.
Casino operators in Australia have been under great pressure to reform their gambling operations following reports of widespread criminal activity.
A public inquiry earlier this year heard the Star had allowed money laundering and organised crime to infiltrate their Sydney casino, taking a "cavalier" approach to governance and at times making deliberate steps to cover its tracks.
In response to the report, the Star Entertainment Group said it had taken "significant and urgent remedial steps" and would do "whatever necessary" to restore its suitability to run the casino.
The Star entered a trading halt on Monday morning, which is set to last until Wednesday.
After a similar inquiry in Queensland, The Star was earlier this month also found unsuitable to run its three casinos in that state.
Media investigations have aired allegations of misconduct at various casinos around Australia in recent years, including at those owned by the country's largest gaming and entertainment group - Crown Resorts.
UNI ING。对意外之财征税，就是暴利税了。地缘政治造成油价飙升，进而对能源企业征暴利税，这样的情况此前在美国就出现过。上世纪七八十年代，受石油输出国组织实施石油禁运和伊朗伊斯兰革命等因素影响，国际油价大幅走高。在此背景下，美国于1980年颁布了《原油暴利税法》，对油企生产的原油征税，税率在30%到70%不等。

C | 不过到上世纪80年代末，随着国际市场油价回落，美国里根政府就取消了这一针对油企的暴利税。此后，每当国际市场油价飙升，美国就有政客提出对油企征暴利税，但均未付诸实践。

D | 今年5月，英国时任首相约翰逊政府宣布向能源企业征收暴利税，税率为25%。事实上，英国政府此前也征收过暴利税，而且对象不限于能源企业。

E | 1981年，撒切尔政府曾对银行征收过暴利税；1997年，工党政府对私有化的公用事业公司征收过暴利税。通常认为，政府征收暴利税有利于调节收入分配，特别是当今西方社会，通胀飙升、人民生活负担加剧，将从能源产业征收的税款用于补贴公私用度，有相当高的民意基础。但也有经济学家指出，征收暴利税会影响企业投资信心，不利于产业长远发展。

F | 也有批评人士认为征收暴利税是一种武断行为：既然意外盈利会被额外征税，那么亏损时能否要求政府补贴呢？（汪品植）