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It looks as if the European Parliament resolution additionally intends to look at the tax from the point of view of financing various good causes which the IMF isn't doing. From the European Parliament resolution...

http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms.cfm Early day motions (EDMs) are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However, very few EDMs are actually debated. Instead, they are used for reasons such as publicising the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to...

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/86217-poll-shows-strong-resistance-to-tax-on-financial-transactions-or-banks Poll shows strong resistance to tax on financial transactions or banks By Jay Heflin - 03/11/10 12:49 PM ET The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released...

France repeats call for financial transaction tax http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7787285&action=article PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy repeated his support for a tax on financial transactions to support sustainable development, saying on...

Nice article in the FT: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64f6f6a8-2c7f-11df-be45-00144feabdc0.html Brown retreats on ‘Robin Hood tax’ Gordon Brown backed away from his ambitious plans for a global tax on financial transactions on Wednesday and dashed hopes of anti-poverty campaigners that...

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Press release from the European Parliament: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/044-70277-067-03-11-907-20100309IPR70276-08-03-2010-2010-false/default_en.htm What shape for a financial transaction tax? (Plenary sessions) Plans should be developed for a global tax...

I don't trust Brown as far I could throw him. He is as devious as they come and I hope he suffers a big defeat at the election. However, i think that ultimately he is going to be pragmatic about the FTT as he realises the tide is against him.

I am not totally clear on the European Parliament vote implications. My understanding is that today's vote merely allows debate to continue on the subject. Had the vote not gone through, the debate would have been been killed off. Therefore, if that's right, it is not actually a vote for the tax...

The Motion for Resolution was adopted.

European Parliament set to vote for a Tobin Tax http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100029316/european-parliament-set-to-vote-for-a-tobin-tax/ This vote is going to take place in the next hour...

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/trin_-update-uk-pm-brown-recovery-in-early-stages-fragile-835448.html [...] Brown also said he now supports a global bank levy as "the most practical approach" of ensuring the financial sector pays for any future crisis. In a speech last...

European Union budget rules are applied adequately says ECB's Governing Council member Vitor Constancio. http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7778481&subject=economic&action=article [...] Constancio appeared cool to the idea of a international tax on financial transactions as...

'Robin hood' bank tax wins backing of Japanese foreign minister http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7352791/Robin-hood-bank-tax-wins-backing-of-Japanese-foreign-minister.html Katsuya Okada, Japan's foreign minister and a wide favourite to be the country's next...

I agree. The Tories are currently keeping their powder dry, which is giving Labour a little bit of breathing room - for now. When the campaign begins in earnest all their ammunition will be unleashed. I think Brown is going to find it pretty hellish being held to account for his record and his...

If the populist fuelled Robin Hood Tax initiative ever stood a chance of influencing government tax policies throughout the world (which looked a tall order from the start) it could only ever do so if it were to "go viral" - that is by receiving such overwhelming public support that governments...

Bill Nighy and Richard Curtis take Robin Hood tax campaign to Parliament: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23809531-bill-nighy-and-richard-curtis-take-robin-hood-tax-campaign-to-parliament.do Nighy told the Standard: “The thing about the Robin Hood tax is we ourselves...

Great find! Good to read such a clear tip-off of the IMF's intentions. Me too:)

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab850536-1818-11df-91d2-00144feab49a.html ‘Robin Hood tax’ seen as stealth levy By Vanessa Houlder and Chris Giles A celebrity-backed campaign for a “Robin Hood tax” on banking transactions has been condemned for promoting a “stealth tax” that would...

The Robin Hood site doesn't seem to have any great strategy beyond a "don't forget to tell all your friends about it" approach. If ignored it will probably fizzle out on it's own. Yesterday's press release didn't trigger much interest in the mainstream media despite the press release appearing...