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Bank Lobby Criticizes European Support For Transactions Tax http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110202-706639.html

EU Parliament Approves Report On Financial Transaction Tax. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110201-713215.html Thankfully it's meaningless.

Fortunately, the last word really lies with each European country as tax raising powers remain firmly at national level, not EU level. It isn't currently possible for the EU to raise taxes, much as they'd like to. Neither the European Parliament or the EU Commission has the power to make any...

"Turning to France's G20 proposal for a financial transactions tax, Cordero said Mexico -- which takes over the presidency of the group in November -- was in general not favourable to this. "We do not consider it prudent or adequate for the reality of Mexico, a country where we are trying to...

Transcript of UK Chancellor when being asked about bonuses mentions FTT in the House of Commons: Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD): What progress has the Chancellor made in discussions about implementing a Tobin or Robin Hood tax either with other countries or alone? Mr Osborne: The...

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/5&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

The earlier Bloomberg article (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-15/german-financial-transaction-tax-proposal-takes-shape-ftd-says.html) states: "Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble aims to introduce a German model for such a tax, even though he failed to reach a consensus on such a...

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1606216.php/German-financial-market-tax-could-produce-20-billion-euros-in-funds The above article contradicts the earlier one by saying that Germany won't go it alone: "However, the introduction of the tax remains open with...

German Financial Transaction Tax Proposal Takes Shape, FTD Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-15/german-financial-transaction-tax-proposal-takes-shape-ftd-says.html Germany’s financial-transaction tax plan is taking shape as Finance Ministry experts and banking representatives...

Wikileaks - US Embassy cables - on Gordon Brown's push for FTT: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/238904

Strauss-Kahn: ON CAPITAL CONTROLS "I am not a fan of the Tobin tax ... Tobin tax does not fit into the idea of an economy today." http://sify.com/finance/highlights-imf-chief-s-comments-in-india-news-policy-kmcrulggjjd.html

"The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher

More good news: Barroso drops financial taxes from G20 wish-list http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro-finance/barroso-drops-financial-taxes-g20-wish-list-news-498918 A draft European Commission wish-list for the November G20 summit in Seoul no longer puts financial taxes on the agenda...

RobinHoodies concede defeat on FTT: http://www.politics.co.uk/news/economy-and-finance/robin-hood-campaign-concedes-tobin-tax-$21384741.htm

IMF changing position on financial sector taxation? http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art-566633 The article includes a link to the Thornton Matheson IMF report that came to light a few weeks ago: http://timworstall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/imfrobindocument.pdf

ECB's Trichet: "Major difficulties" with financial transaction tax http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1587345.php/ECB-s-Trichet-Major-difficulties-with-financial-transaction-tax Brussels - Introducing a financial transaction tax in the European Union would...

There isn't anything new in this article but it summarises the state of play of the FTT in Europe quite well: http://www.tax-news.com/news/EU_Divided_Over_Financial_Tax____45253.html

I agree with your comments above, although I'm not sure why a report would be confidential if only an opinion piece. In any case it seems probable that the RobinHoodies were putting maximum spin on the subject ahead of yesterday's Ecofin meeting, both on the BBC and in the Guardian. It didn't...

Last Friday's BBC Newsnight is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bxmYRlLBX4 It quotes briefly from an un-named and leaked IMF report at 3:16. It certainly doesn't sound from what little is quoted that the IMF has suddenly become pro FTT.

This article is a bit misleading. The "group of 60 nations" it refers to is merely the membership of "The Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development". It doesn't mean that 60 nations are backing the FTT as the article implies. From their own website: "A platform with 60 member...