The financial transaction tax, an idea whose time has come – yet Osborne still says no
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.
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.
France has implemented a tax on the financial sector that will raise money to help the poor, writes Simon Chouffot of the the Robin Hood Tax campaign.
A Robin Hood Tax would be a tiny tax on the vast wealth of our financial sector; by taxing the few, we could do so much more for the many, writes Chris Keates.
David Cameron’s cowering reliance on the City was exposed for the world to see this morning when he refused to sign the City up to a Financial Transaction Tax.
Owen Tudor writes about George Osborne’s panicky response to the Robin Hood Tax, with the chancellor looking increasingly on the side of the super-rich.
Alex Hern covers Osborne’s attack on an FTT, and questions whether his arguments against them are even internally consistent.
Today Dr Rowan Williams came out in support of a Financial Transaction Tax – yet George Osborne still opposes the tax that would raise billions for the poor.
Alex Hern addresses the conservative reaction to the agency workers directive and the financial transaction tax, both proposals coming from Europe.
Dominic Browne reports on the thousand economists who have voiced their support for the robin hood tax to the G20 finance ministers.
A financial transaction tax, more commonly known as the ‘Robin Hood Tax’, is a key tenet to Ed Miliband’s vision – with Sarkozy & Merkel, he can realise it.