The Robin Hood Tax is gently mocked in a blog in the Telegraph today:...
http://robinhoodtax.org.uk/ Here's their first video promotion on the good old Guardian (who else?):...
The predicted celebrity "Robin Hood Tax" campaign starts tomorrow - a reduced threat compared to what's come before but even so, it could still...
EU parliament backs creation of bank crisis fund...
UK Treasury sees insurance levy as most likely option: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/feb/07/g7-alistair-darling-levy-banking...
Looks like Brown is preparing to throw in the towel. Perhaps we'll see global dismissal of the FTT even before the IMF report in April....
Video of Duncan Niederauer talking about the Transaction Tax from the Forbes blog:...
From Forbes: http://blogs.forbes.com/davos/2010/01/30/nyse-euronext-ceo-lets-restart-reform/ NYSE Euronext's chief executive, Duncan...
The shortened Daily Mail URL: http://tinyurl.com/ydk7kqa A similar article from the Telegraph :...
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, dismisses the Tobin tax: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie"...
A little bit more on Bank of England Governor's dismissal of the Tobin tax reported earlier today: Governor Mervyn King: Gordon Brown's city...
This is particularly pleasing as Cameron has said that should the Tories win the election they plan to scrap the FSA, and beef up The Bank of...
A nice quote from Mervyn King, Governer of the Bank of England: "... Mr King dismissed the idea of a âTobin taxâ, pitting himself against...
Estimated at around 70% exempt in 2005. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2705778#post2705778
Lord Myners talking about today's meeting: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"...
Deutsche Boerse Gentz: Opposed To Fincl Mkt Transaction Tax http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100125-710407.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines...
That's what I thought. However, The article dates from May 2002 . The OECD view seems a bit different today unfortunately.
I completely agree.
UPDATE: Nasdaq CEO: Proposed Transaction Tax Will Hurt Growth By Darrell A. Hughes and Jacob Bunge Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES...
Much is made by proponents of the tax of London's use of a stamp duty apparently without ill effects. However, amongst other things, the existence...
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