The European Union’s Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) has been hounded by misfortune from the outset. Mooted as a way of … Continue reading “EU Financial Transactions Tax will cause serious economic damage”

Bill Gates has announced that he backs the Robin Hood Tax – a financial transactions tax – to raise money … Continue reading “The financial transactions tax folly”

Newsnight this week had, for them, a reasonably balanced piece on the proposed EU transactions tax on Wednesday evening. There … Continue reading “Altmeier should have been stuffed by Paxo”

In the midst of a eurozone sovereign debt crisis – caused largely by government profligacy – it is not surprising, … Continue reading “Germany wrong on financial transaction tax”

Over the last few weeks, most economists have been trying to work out how we can deal with the crisis in … Continue reading “Disastrous Tobin Tax would hurt UK”

Last week the European Commission presented its proposal for a financial transaction tax (FTT) for the EU27. The new tax … Continue reading “A financial transaction tax would lead to more regulation and bureaucracy”

●  Philip Booth suggests it is not “morally bankrupt” to oppose a “Robin Hood” tax ●  Patrick Basham criticises the … Continue reading “Economics on the web (28.3.10)”

I welcome Vince Cable’s repudiation of the Tobin tax but, instead, he has proposed a tax on bank profits to … Continue reading “New Lib Dem proposals – tax prudent banks to shore up risky ones”