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Last week the top European Tax Chief, Algridas Semeta, went to Washington to make the case for a Robin Hood Tax.
Semeta has been leading the progress in Europe where 11 countries (including some of the biggest economies Germany, France, Italy & Spain) are now set to implement the tax in 2014 which will raise a massive €35 billion a year!
His trip was designed to promote the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) in the U.S. and encourage...
We have a trick or two up our sleeve for 2013. 2012 saw at least 11 European countries pushing ahead with a Financial Transaction Tax. But we know we have further to go in the UK, so it's time for some fresh approaches.
What next?
In the coming weeks and months we're stepping up the pressure in communities up and down the country. We want to persuade local councils to back the Robin Hood Tax. We want Robin...
Back at the beginning of October, we teamed up with Compass and the Cooperative Party to hold a packed fringe meeting at the Labour Party conference entitled: Ideas for a fairer Economy.
The panel included Chris Leslie MP (Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury), Polly Toynbee (The Guardian), Frances O’...
By Simon Chouffot, spokesperson for the Robin Hood Tax Campaign
The Financial Times doing the rounds at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester declares in its splash: ‘Labour Landslide Election Victory on Robin Hood Tax Ticket’.
It’s dated May 8 2015 and the adjoining article – ‘Bob Diamond to release charity single in support of...
