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France, Germany to present their own FTT proposal 23 January next year. http://www.cbanque.com/actu/27700/taxe-sur-les-transactions-financieres-contribution-franco-allemande-le-23-janvier (in French)

These are the questions asked in the Lords Call For Evidence (above): PART I General questions on financial sector taxation 1. Is there a case for the introduction of a tax on financial transactions? Does the current exemption from VAT for most financial and insurance services lead to a tax...

EU ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SUB-COMMITTEE Financial Transaction Tax Oral and written evidence http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/eu-sub-com-a/FinancialTransactionTax/FTTWrittenevidence.pdf This rather large document contains written and oral...

It doesn't sound as if any decisions on FTT were made last night,so I guess no such agreement could have been made. The text of the new agreement and conditions will be drafted for March 2012, the French President said and a possible financial transaction tax proposed by the European...

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Slovenia against EZ FTT, for global FTT : http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&id=1704034 Govt Arguing for Financial Transaction Tax on Global Level Ljubljana, 8 December (STA) - The government adopted on Thursday Slovenia's position on the draft EU directive on a common system for a...

Germany and France said a City tax will be part of a new European treaty in an aggressive move that will force David Cameron to concede defeat or allow the eurozone to advance without Britain. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy defied the Prime Minister's threats and announced a Financial...

And this is what they're trying to do. We are not out of the woods in Europe yet: Eurozone: France and Germany urge common taxes The leaders of France and Germany have called jointly for eurozone countries to have common corporation and financial transaction taxes. The tax policy would...

Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier has failed to persuade Malta to change its position on the proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), informed sources said. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111207/local/barnier-fails-to-persuade-malta.397288

Germany: Tax from 2012 Together with the French Government, the federal government to prepare a draft law establishing a financial transaction tax. Both states are to introduce this tax in 2012. The tax rate will be 0.1 percent for stocks and 0.05 percent for all other financial and...

Bad news from new Italy PM: [Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti ] said Italy now backs a Europe-wide financial transactions tax. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204770404577078562944299248.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Note: he said Europe-wide. The UK and Sweden have...

Euro member Luxembourg opposed to EU FTT. http://www.lequotidien.lu/l-economie/29709.html (in French)

Turkey opposes FTT http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/columnistDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=264581 "Turkey joins in the opposition group led by the US and Canada lobbying against the tax. "

Eurozone member Estonia's position on FTT: [Prime Minister] Ansip said Estonia was prepared to discuss the financial transaction tax but added Estonia had no special interests in this field: “We are prepared to support the initiative if it increases the stability of the financial system and...

Tobin tax could cost 20 times what it raises (Reuters) - A European tax on financial transactions could cost Britain's economy up to 20 times the amount it raises, a committee of lawmakers said on Friday. Britain has said a transaction tax, dubbed a Tobin Tax after the U.S. economist who...

Switzerland rejects European FTT : (in German) http://www.cash.ch/news/alle/frankenstaerke_bundesrat_will_negativzinsen_pruefen-1107378-448

European body comes out against FTT A trade association based in the Brussels, at the heart of the European Union, has added its weight to protests against a financial transactions tax, protests that have thus far emanated mainly from the UK...

More good news today, this time from Spain. It seems the People's Party (PP)which forms the new government there does not support a European FTT according to this Spanish article...

German industry groups warn against FTT http://www.morgenpost.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/infoline_nt/wirtschaft_nt/article1837940/Deutsche-Wirtschaft-warnt-vor-Finanztransaktionssteuer.html (google translation): A financial transactions tax would not only have negative effects on the...

Has the European Commission privately given up on even a Euro-zone only FTT - "at least one of the Euro-zone countries should take a step towards taxing financial transactions" ...