Brussels, 24/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 29 February, the committee on economic and financial affairs of the EP will discuss the draft report by Anni Podimata (S&D, Greece) on the proposed directive of the European Commission on the creation of a financial transaction tax (FTT, see EUROPE 10462), a proposition on which the Parliament is consulted only.
The draft stresses the objectives of the tax, which are: a fairer division of the tax burden and getting the financial sector to...