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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10516

15 December 2011
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation
Italy supports tax on financial transactions

Brussels, 14/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The new head of the Italian government, Mario Monti, indicated on Wednesday 14 December, that Italy is prepared to support the tax on financial transactions. This effectively revises the position of the former government of Silvio Berlusconi, which opposed this tax.

During his presentation of the European Council results of last Thursday and Friday to the Italian Senate, Monti stated that “Italy is prepared to reconsider its position” although...

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