Financial transaction tax: ‘Now effective’?

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Series Details 1.10.12
Publication Date 01/10/2012
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France and Germany still need the backing of a number of other EU Member States to put in place a European Union financial transaction tax (FTT), despite claims from French President François Hollande that the tax is 'now effective'. EurActiv.fr reported on the status of the proposal to introduce a financial transaction tax at the EU level.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/financial-transaction-tax-faces-news-515084
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