Tobin tax
Europe seeks ‘social’ tax on insurers and banks worldwide
Europe on Friday urged the IMF to introduce a "social" tax on banks, insurers and markets to repay taxpayers' support during lean years with...
British PM wins cautious backing for transactions tax
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called "Tobin" tax on big financial transactions.
"There...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown call for financial transactions tax gets cold shoulder
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown surprised G20 finance ministers by urging them to consider a tax on global financial transactions, but the idea got...
