A CAMPAIGN THAT CAUGHT THE WIND
A tax for the people, backed by millions
Owing to a powerful coordinated effort, the Robin Hood Tax campaign secured Financial Transactions Taxes in many countries, including France, Italy and Spain with $25-$30 billion being raised in public revenue, to date.
Stamp Out Poverty helped create the campaign and grow it internationally in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. It was backed by more than 1,000 economists including Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs, former head of the UK Financial Services Authority Lord Turner, and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz. Celebrity supporters included Emma Thompson, Andrew Lincoln and Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy’s short film was one of the first campaign videos to go viral. You can watch it here.