Want to really help the ‘Jams’? Time for a Robin Hood Tax
It’s working in Germany and France – why not here?
It’s working in Germany and France – why not here?
Given the size of the bank bailouts, the government should be more ambitious in dealing with this under-taxed sector
As everyone from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the International Monetary Fund agrees, the financial sector is under-taxed.
This morning the European Court of Justice has announced that the UK has failed in its legal challenge to prevent 11 EU Member States.
Capitalism’s legitimacy will disintegrate if a tiny elite are allowed to capture the rewards of growth for themselves.
This week’s announcement by HSBC of the extent to which they are circumventing European Union rules limiting bankers’ bonuses provoked more than usual outrage.
The legacy of the financial crisis lives on, with banks still taking action to repair their balance sheets.
We are proud that last week Torfaen became the first council in the UK to pass a motion calling on the government to implement a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). It heralds the start of a nationwide initiative by the Robin Hood Tax campaign to get as many local councils signed up as possible.
The financial transaction tax is an idea whose time has come – yet still the Tories say no, writes The financial transaction tax, an idea whose time has come.
With the Labour conference approaching, Labour must decide whether to support a Robin Hood Tax, finical transaction tax. and British Investment Bank.