The discussions scheduled for Friday 20 September on the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) in the EU Council’s working party on taxation (see EUROPE B12326A27) are likely to be very disappointing.
A note from the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council, prepared for this meeting and of which EUROPE received a copy, states that its purpose is to "take stock" of the negotiations between the Member States participating in the enhanced cooperation establishing the FTT, as well as to allow...