February 19, 2013 · 8:29 pm How much do oil companies save under Venezuela windfall tax cut? So Venezuela’s legislature today approved the cut in the “special contribution for exceptional international oil prices” or whatever they call it. Windfall tax, in effect. And people wonder, how much do the oil companies save? I don’t know, since when you save money on one tax you often end up paying more on some other tax. But here’s what the chart looks like on the windfall prices tax, which isn’t a tax but a “special contribution” (meaning it goes right to the presidential Seguir leyendo