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This year began with a flying start for the Robin Hood Tax as in January the European Union gave the green light to 11 countries to implement a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). This was a huge step forward, a tax estimated to raise €37billion a year is in sight and could be implemented as early as January 2014. The money would provide vital funds that could pay for healthcare and education at home, help people in the poorest...
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...
They’re not waiting around!
Just less than a month since the European Union gave the green light to eleven countries to implement a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), yesterday the European Commission published details of the tax which is set to be implemented.
The smart design and scope of the tax means it will be extremely difficult for financial institutions to avoid paying up. It won’t matter where in...
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’...
