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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10750

13 December 2012
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation
European Parliament gives go-ahead for launch of Tobin Tax

Brussels, 12/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament voted through in plenary on Tuesday 12 December by a wide majority (533 to 91 with 32 abstentions) a resolution by Greek socialist Anni Podimata authorising 11 member states, accounting for 90% of eurozone GDP, to go ahead with enhanced cooperation to introduce their own financial transactions tax (FTT). The resolution says that the idea is to have an FTT at global level in the end and urges the countries in question (Austria,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION