I think, this is because the FTT will be no part of the budget pact, which they are planning to agree on, at the EU summit next Monday. Without...
Gingrich: I want to build a moon base I think Romney ;) Danish Presidency's Fiscal Priorities Don't Include FTT...
Obama goes after Wall Street but is silent on FTT http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/obama-goes-wall-street-silent-ftt-news-510389
My guess is, that Borg is on par with IMF director Lagarde on this, not looking for a new 'enhanced' sort of FTT, but for an *alternative* to the...
French Fin Min: Drafting Temporary Financial Transaction Tax http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120124-711327.html...
New publication from the Dutch CPB (pdf, in English): Financial transaction tax: review and assessment
Better late than never: CEA attacks EU financial transaction tax
Also interesting: Analyst: Merkozy micromanages EU institutions
FTT will be on ECOFIN today (informal): http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/tax-spat-dog-finance-ministers-news-510332 Not a word about...
It seems that they have mainly discussed the ESM, and that 99% of the budget pact has already been implemented in existing legislation. I don't...
Hmm... EU ministers agree on budget agreement (google translation) So would the FTT be part of it, or not? I can't imagine it would be....
http://www.europolitics.info/economy-monetary-affairs/commission-tries-to-cajole-london-art323977-30.html So the assessment would be published...
IMF director Christine Lagarde on FTT:...
Europarlement has asked for it: http://www.nd.nl/artikelen/2012/januari/17/cda-wil-opheldering-transactietaks (Google translation)...
Big argument against: Robin Hood Tax revenue won't go to poverty and climate change things, but to EC budget for bailing out banks. Hoodies are...
UK rejects German 'olive branch' of exchange tax There is also an ECOFIN meeting of European finance ministers next Tuesday. Probably we'll...
If Rösler doesn't watch out, he might get both the FTT and the Stamp Duty as a bonus :P
I guess they think that this transaction tax is so tiny, that a 'normal' investor wouldn't suffer any mentionable losses with paying this tax.
UPDATE 1-Germany open to bourse levy, prefers broader tax Hmm, even Reuters... would she really change her mind?
It would be so great if those small countries will completely break all the FTT plans of Merkel and Sarkozy at the next EU Summit. Oh, i would...
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