Paris looks for €360m from bank bonus tax

Article discusses the French government's proposals to impose a windfall levy on bonuses paid out by banks based in France. France expects to raise €360m from its one-off tax on bank bonuses that will apply to some 2,500 traders, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on the 12 January 2010.

ESO: Background information: France to impose tax on bank bonuses http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-to-impose-tax-on-bank-bonuses-entente-fiscale/

France24, 12.1.10: Finance ministry to raise 360 million euros from trader bonus tax http://www.france24.com/en/20100112-france-finance-ministry-raise-360-million-trader-bonus-tax-traders-lagarde

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