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This is an archive website of the Robin Hood Tax campaign - our work continues at Make Polluters Pay

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Robin at the G7 - if not now, when?

As the G7 gets underway today leading campaigners, including world-renowned economist, Jeffrey Sachs, and Robin’s Director, David Hillman, delivered... Read More
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If Portugal’s backing the Robin Hood Tax, why can’t the UK?

Robin’s been thrilled by Portugal’s desire to make their EU presidency count by pushing for a tax on banks. But, they’re being blocked. Their... Read More
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Take $100 billion from banks: top economists tell Finance Ministers

Today, as G20 finance chiefs gathered in Venice, Robin delivered this letter from more than 100 major economists, urging them to immediately... Read More
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Put it to the Pope!

Recently, a series of unexpected Robin-related events have taken place over in Europe - in the Vatican! Robin’s got friends in high places... Firstly... Read More
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Austerity Myths: Exposed!

Check out our new video with Positive Money on how to combat the media myths around austerity! Austerity PoMo video thumbnail.png... Read More
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Make Polluters Pay!

Today we launch our campaign for a brand new Robin Hood Tax. This time on a different industry. As well as campaigning to tax the fat cats of finance... Read More
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Austerity Round 2

We've gone from clap for carers, to cap for carers. Public sector workers outside the NHS who have been carrying us all through this devastating time... Read More
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Robin Hood TAXES: the Original to the Brand New

The campaign for a Robin Hood Tax on banks was set up in response to the financial crisis; to raise billions to protect services. Introducing… The... Read More
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Robin on the Beeb!

Former financier Professor Avinash Persaud outlined on the BBC how a Robin Hood Tax could work in the UK and the good it could do. Read More
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Future News

Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Clémence Poésy and more on what a decade of the Robin Hood Tax could mean for Europe.

Fast facts

Just over six weeks of the Robin Hood Tax could hire almost 20,000 extra doctors

Two weeks of the Robin Hood Tax could pay Carers' Allowance to 50,000 people for a whole year

One week of the Robin Hood Tax could pay for nearly 1 million ambulance visits
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