Paris and Berlin look to reinstate trading tax

Article reported that France and Germany were both considering in January 2012 the reintroduction of stamp duty on stock exchange transactions – along the lines of the tax that already existed in the United Kingdom – as a first step towards a fully-fledged financial transaction tax in Europe.

ESO: Background information: Spanish PM backs Sarkozy on Tobin tax http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-pm-backs-sarkozy-on-tobin-tax/

ESO: Background information: Barroso backs transactions tax http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-backs-transactions-tax/

EurActiv, 24.1.12: Tax spat to dog finance ministers http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/tax-friction-dog-finance-ministers-news-510332

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