France to push for financial tax at Berlin meeting

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Series Details 9.1.12
Publication Date 09/01/2012
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EU Member States remain divided on the idea of a tax on financial transactions (FTT), with France prepared to legislate unilaterally, Germany and Italy calling for an EU-led approach, and the United Kingdom and Sweden opposed unless there the FTT was introduced in a co-ordinated global fashion.
Source Link http://euobserver.com/19/114790
Related Links
ESO: Background information: France to push ahead with ‘Tobin tax’ proposal http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-to-push-ahead-with-tobin-tax-proposal/
EurActiv, 9.1.12: Cameron vows to veto financial tax http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/cameron-vows-veto-financial-tax-news-510027
Deutsche Welle, 9.1.12: Merkel, Sarkozy kick off year of eurozone wrangling http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15653594,00.html
PressEurop, 9.1.12: Tobin tax: Sarkozy rides alone http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/1374541-tobin-tax-sarkozy-rides-alone
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