[robertlagrant]

All of that is still paid for by consumers, and we already tax profits. Where do you think the money (including the profit taxes) comes from? Consumer prices.

[mvc]

They are making record profits

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62382624

Not from any particular clerverness. Or increase in productivity. Purely because of abnormal market conditions due to a war waged by a dictator they have collaborated with for the last 20 odd years.

[robertlagrant]

That doesn't mean that taxes would lower prices, or keep them the same. Taxes raise prices.

Also, that article doesn't make sense to me. What stopped the prices rising before?