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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10112

7 April 2010
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
European initiative on taxing certain financial assets is worth exploring, Commission says

Brussels, 06/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 6 April, the European Commission published a working note which assesses the impact and the arrangements for putting in place various types of innovative financing at European level (for example, a tax on financial assets, financial transactions, bankers' bonuses, a carbon tax, an adjustment mechanism at EU borders). The revenue generated by such levies would make the financial sector pay for the excesses which led to the financial crisis...

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