Steinbrück seeks global tax

Germany’s Finance Minister, Peer Steinbrück, called September 2009 for a global tax to be imposed on financial transactions in an effort to ensure that banks and investment funds bear some of the costs of the global economic crisis.

Deutsche Welle, 11.9.09: Key Social Democrats propose global tax on finance deals http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4676958,00.html

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