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By Avinash Persaud, Senior Fellow at London Business School and chairman of Intelligence Capital.
Before the end of 2012, it is likely that 9 EU Member countries will invoke the “Enhanced Co-operation Procedure” and move ahead with a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT), that,...
This week the Robin Hood Tax campaign took a massive step closer to victory. Eleven European countries, including its biggest economies, pledged to implement a Financial Transaction Tax.
It's hard to believe that in three short years this idea has travelled from the back woods of Sherwood to the board rooms of Government. And we couldn't have done it without you.
It hasn't been easy, and it's still all a little confusing, so here...
Oxfam Germany have released a hilarious new video in support of a Robin Hood Tax.
Germany is one of 9 European countries to implement a financial transaction tax through the method of 'enhanced cooperation' in the EU.
And this video suggests just how painless the process will actually be...
Today is Day One of France’s new financial transactions tax (FTT). The 0.2% tax is expected to raise half a billion euros in the first year, with a pledge from President Hollande that a part of the revenue will go towards combatting AIDS. This is a huge step forward for the Robin Hood Tax campaign and the great efforts of our sister organisation in France: Robin des Bois.
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