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So, now the European Commission has decided that the Robin Hood Tax would be pro-growth after all (provided even a small proportion of revenues are invested in creating jobs). Given where the UK economy is these days, that’s kind of case closed. And given the ‘growth at all costs’ neo-liberal mantra of the last...
In his first meeting with new French President, Francois Hollande, Cameron made it clear the UK would veto any European moves towards a financial transaction tax (or Robin Hood Tax).
This position is in stark contrast to opinion, as new polling from the Robin Hood Tax campaign shows most Britons think the financial sector is not paying its fair share.
The survey of more than 1,000 people across England, Scotland and Wales, carried out by Ipsos...
An updated assessment of the likely impact of an FTT by the European Commission completely undermines the case of sceptics, notably the UK government, that an FTT would significantly reduce future economic growth.
The assessment shows that implementing an FTT would lower growth by an average of just 0.004 per cent per year in the coming decades (-0.28% by 2050). Moreover this figure does not include the benefits of spending the revenue gathered by an...
This blog originally appeared on Left Foot Forward.
A new report released today aims to systematically dismantle...
