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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 Hood...
What a year! There have been some huge developments for the Robin Hood Tax campaign over the past 12 months, and we couldn't have done it without you. We've had MPs championing the Robin Hood Tax thanks to your pressure, financiers signing up in support, Bill Nighy out in Malawi and the launch of the US campaign. It's certainly been busy in Sherwood.
So, here's a run down of what has happened in 2012 with your support. And...
In an overwhelming endorsement of the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), members of the European Parliament voted emphatically in favour of the FTT - 533 for, 91 against with 32 abstaining. This is a massive majority and sends a clear message that the banks must pay for the damage they have caused.
At least 11 countries - including the 4 biggest Eurozone economies Germany, France, Italy and Spain – are pushing ahead to implement a...
By Owen Tudor, Head of European Union and International Relations at the TUC.
Over the last week, Europe has moved a little closer to a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions, and the usual suspects have been engaged in ever more desperate attempts to defend the indefensible and throw a spanner in the works of the campaign which aims to make the finance sector that caused the crisis actually pay for it,...
