Brussels, 07/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 October, Commissioner for Taxation Algirdas Semeta answered questions and objections from the MEPs of the committee on economic affairs of the EP, one week after the Commission's proposals on the introduction of a financial transaction tax were presented (FTT - for the details, see EUROPE 10462) at the level of the EU27.
This tax, which could generate €57 billion a year to be divided between the budget of the EU and those of the member...