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24 May 12
1 Brilliant Idea. 35 Countries. Robin Hood Tax Global Week of Action
Members of National People's Action who rallied in Washington, DC.
Members of National People's Action who rallied in Washington, DC. Credit: National People's Action
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One great idea. Seven days of campaigning. 35 countries. Thousands of green hats. Tens of thousands of conversations. And so passes another Robin Hood Tax Global Week of Action

Over the last week we have watched world leaders come together at the G8 and European Summits to find solutions to the challenges our world is facing, from food security in Africa to growth in Europe. And in the same period we have seen people from more than thirty countries come...

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24 May 12
Wales takes lead in Robin Hood Tax Campaign
Robin Hood Tax campaigners in Cardiff for the Global Week of Action. Credit: Oxfam Cymru.
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This blog originally appeared on Click on Wales. 

Stephen Doughty looks back at a week that has highlighted the redistribution potential of a levy on financial transactions.

This has been a big week for a small tax. The Robin Hood tax international week of action has put the idea well and...

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22 May 12
Time for Action on the Robin Hood Tax
Robin Hood Tax supporters in Cardiff during the Global Week of Action. Credit: Oxfam Cymru
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This blog originally appeared on The Bevan Foundation.

This is a big week for a small tax. The Robin Hood Tax Global Week of Action is in full swing and with major developments in the USA and Europe this truly tiny tax is increasingly becoming more likely.

The Global Week of Action is a prime opportunity to focus...

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22 May 12
EU leaders: put your Robin Hood hats on
Robin Hood Tax supporters in Nepal during the Global Week of Action
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This blog originally appeared on Action for Global Health. 

At Wednesday’s “growth summit” EU leaders must go on record and commit to allocate a proportion of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) for global development. An EU FTT which fails to fund global priorities, such as global health needs, would be unacceptable....

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