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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10547
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation

Study backs supporters of EU Tobin tax

Brussels, 06/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - The pros of a financial transaction tax (FTT) in the EU would outweigh the cons by stabilising the market. Critics of the idea often make biased arguments to claim it is unworkable, but its successful introduction by France (the details were announced today) could set an encouraging precedent for the EU to introduce it across the board. This was the argument made at a press conference on Monday 6 February by the vice-president of the European...

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