Group of European countries agree to push ahead with Robin Hood Tax
A coalition of willing countries today agreed to press ahead with plans for a European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). Their decision came after proposals for
Network and partners
Stamp Out Poverty is a network of development agencies, charities, faith groups and trade unions campaigning for a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) – sometimes known as the Robin Hood Tax. The FTT is a small tax on transactions by financial organisations (rather than individuals) that would raise billions each year to tackle poverty and climate change at home and abroad whilst also reducing the casino-like behaviour of the banking sector.
Our UK partners
- ActionAid (UK)
- Action for Southern Africa
- Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network
- African Initiatives
- Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
- British Youth Council
- CAFOD
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Christian Aid
- Christian Socialist Movement
- Communications Workers’ Union
- Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland)
- Fire Brigades Union
- GMB
- Greenpeace
- Hope for Children
- Malaria Consortium
- The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain
- National Federation of Women’s Institutes
- National Justice and Peace Network
- National Union of Journalists
- New Economics Foundation
- New Internationalist Cooperative
- One World Trust
- Oxfam
- People and Planet
- Progressio
- Restless Development
- RESULTS (UK)
- Save the Children
- Stakeholder Forum
- TUC
- Tearfund
- Traidcraft Exchange
- TUC
- UNITE
- United Nations Association
- United Reformed Church (URC)
- War on Want
- Welsh Centre for International Affairs
- World Development Movement
- World Vision
- WWF-UK
Robin Hood around the world
Over the last two years the Robin Hood Tax campaign has grown internationally with campaigns emerging in Europe, the US and as far afield as Australia.
