Published 16/5/13 4:05PM
Osbourne's Legal Challenge to the European Robin Hood Tax
This year began with a flying start for the Robin Hood Tax as in January the European Union gave the green light to 11 countries
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Published 18/2/13 5:45PM
European leaders determined to make the financial sector pay its fair share
They’re not waiting around!
Just less than a month since the European Union gave the green light to eleven countries to implement a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), yesterday the European Commission published details of the tax which is set to be implemented.
Published 24/1/13 6:22PM
We have some seriously good news to tell you! This week the European Union gave the green light (good choice of colour) to eleven countries to implement a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).
Published 9/1/13 2:07PM
FTT across much of Europe moves closer to implementation
At the end of last year, the European Parliament gave the green light to the FTT. By an overwhelming majority, 533 Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the tax whilst only 91 voted against and 32 abstained – bringing the tax one step closer to reality.
Published 9/1/13 12:28PM
Italy doesn’t wait around and agrees to implement its very own FTT
Italy is one of the larger countries set to implement an FTT. With the need to start raising new sources of revenue sharpish, in December the Italian Parliament approved its budget law for 2013 which included an FTT!
