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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11568

9 June 2016
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ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) taxation
Belgium and Slovenia accused of blocking agreement on FTT

Brussels, 08/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - Belgium and Slovenia are reported to be the only two delegations not to agree on the core engine of a financial transactions tax, according to two sources close to the discussions, on Wednesday 8 June.

According to these sources, the eight other countries agree on these elements, but Belgium is blocking the agreement over concerns for the real economy and pension funds. Slovenia still fears that it would not generate enough income compared to the cost...

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