ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) taxation

FTT - part of civil society disappointed by lack of progress

Brussels, 09/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - Various NGOs and a number of members of the European Parliament have expressed considerable disappointment with the outcome of the ministerial meeting held this week on the financial transactions tax (FTT) (see EUROPE 11448). Readers may recall that the ministers announced an agreement on the outlines of an FTT, but little progress has been made. A number of sources even say that the only purpose of the publication of a joint declaration on the FTT was...