Decision Maker: Council

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 4, 2026

Purpose:

Content: (i)             to approve the notice of motion; (ii)           to agree the Labour UK Government’s Autumn Budget, delivered in the House of Commons on 27 November 2025 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, fails to deliver for Aberdeen; (iii)          to condemn the decision of the Labour UK Government to retain the Energy Profits Levy which is risking thousands of jobs in Aberdeen, and the North East of Scotland, and accelerating decline in the North Sea; (iv)          to note David Whitehouse, Chief Executive of Offshore Energies UK, said (P&J, 26/11/2025): “Reforming the Energy profits Levy will support the UK’s wider energy future by sustaining the supply chain and industrial capabilities needed for offshore wind, carbon storage and hydrogen projects. Our message to Government is simple: Reform the EPL in 2026 to unlock more tax not less, support more jobs, not less, and deliver more homegrown energy not less.” (v)           to agree the Energy Profits Levy should be reformed to support "oil & gas & hydrogen & storage & wind"; and (vi)          to instruct the Chief Executive, on behalf of Aberdeen City Council, to sign Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce's open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, regarding Support our North Sea at this critical moment.