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Exclusive - Europe plans major scaling back of financial trading tax http://www.4-traders.com/news/Exclusive-Europe-plans-major-scaling-back-of-financial-trading-tax--16916650/

A Tobin tax is unworkable - and Europe's politicians know it http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/telegraph-view/10085320/A-Tobin-tax-is-unworkable-and-Europes-politicians-know-it.html

France seeks overhaul of FTT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd41584a-c7a7-11e2-be27-00144feab7de.html

Danish Bank governor rejects financial transaction tax http://www.centralbanking.com/central-banking/speech/2270921/danish-governor-rejects-financial-transaction-tax

Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt, says FTT is a terrible idea in this podcast: http://castroller.com/podcasts/BloombergSurveillance/3577585

The European Central Bank's Christian Noyer has said that the European Comissions' proposed transaction tax will raise no funds, and could penalise savers. The official also warned that the tax, planned by 11 EU countries, could hinder the monetary policy transmission mechanism...

[...] Today saw yet another German voice raised again the tax – this time from the very party that is meant to be its greatest champion. Nils Schmid, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Finance – from the German social democrats (SPD)— wrote a letter to German Finance Minister Wolfgang...

Nine European Associations Warn About The Negative Impact Of The Proposed FTT http://www.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/nine-european-associations-warn-about-the-negative-impact-of-the-proposed-ftt/

German SPD divided as SPD State leader warns Schaueble on FTT http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/widerstand-bei-finanztransaktionssteuer-spd-landeschef-schmid-stellt-sich-gegen-eigene-partei-1.1679806 (in German)

EU Financial Transaction Tax support 'dead in the water' Rumours circulate that initiate close to losing vital Easern European backing..... http://www.hfmweek.com/news/2013/05/eu-financial-transaction-tax-support-dead-in-the-water Need subscription to read the rest of the article...

http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/if-you-had-kept-quiet-you-would-have.html?m=1 "If you had kept quiet, you would have remained a philosopher" - The Commission utterly fails to address participants' concerns over FTT

http://bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-22/u-k-lobby-groups-say-eu-transaction-tax-will-risk-recovery.html

http://www.tradingfloor.com/posts/eurozones-ftt-plan-vicious-unfair-counter-productive-876104618

http://www.cityam.com/article/financial-transaction-tax-would-damage-more-just-europe-s-banks

EBF - European Banking Federation : Europe's banks caution Finance Ministers on negative impact of FTT http://www.4-traders.com/news/EBF-European-Banking-Federation-Europe-s-banks-caution-Finance-Ministers-on-negative-impact-of-F--16902720/

Last month the FTT-11 drafted that 6 page "non-paper" asking Semeta to answer a few hard questions. Today was the day he was supposed to answer them and from this article it sounds like he's done a bad job (esp. regarding cancelled trades). I can't see why the FTT-11 would be satisfied with...

http://ft.com/cms/s/0/f8c32b06-c2de-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html

EU finance tax set for delay of at least a year http://www.cityam.com/article/eu-finance-tax-set-delay-least-year

The so-called 'Robin Hood Tax' will rob pensioners and small businesses not just bankers http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-socalled-robin-hood-tax-will-rob-pensioners-and-small-businesses-not-just-bankers-8625633.html Good to see such a reasonable article in the Independent...

Luxembourg May Take Legal Action Over FTT http://www.lowtax.net/asp/story/front/Luxembourg_May_Take_Legal_Action_Over_FTT____60818.html