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I think, this is because the FTT will be no part of the budget pact, which they are planning to agree on, at the EU summit next Monday. Without the FTT part, i guess Cameron doesn't have the need to block this agreement. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3424134#post3424134

Gingrich: I want to build a moon base I think Romney ;) Danish Presidency's Fiscal Priorities Don't Include FTT http://www.tax-news.com/news/Danish_Presidencys_Fiscal_Priorities_Dont_Include_FTT____53647.html

Obama goes after Wall Street but is silent on FTT http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/obama-goes-wall-street-silent-ftt-news-510389

My guess is, that Borg is on par with IMF director Lagarde on this, not looking for a new 'enhanced' sort of FTT, but for an *alternative* to the FTT, such as (e.g.) a bank levy or a FAT. ----------------------------------- Angela Merkel in 'Tobin tax' jibe at Britain...

French Fin Min: Drafting Temporary Financial Transaction Tax http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120124-711327.html ------------------------- Interesting: i always thought that Belgium was a strong proponent of the tax, even if EZ only.

New publication from the Dutch CPB (pdf, in English): Financial transaction tax: review and assessment

Better late than never: CEA attacks EU financial transaction tax

Also interesting: Analyst: Merkozy micromanages EU institutions

FTT will be on ECOFIN today (informal): http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/tax-spat-dog-finance-ministers-news-510332 Not a word about the stamp duty anymore..

It seems that they have mainly discussed the ESM, and that 99% of the budget pact has already been implemented in existing legislation. I don't think they have talked about the FTT (much). It looks like they have agreed on that too

Hmm... EU ministers agree on budget agreement (google translation) So would the FTT be part of it, or not? I can't imagine it would be. // If the FTT wasn't part of it at the meeting this Monday, then i guess it probably would not be important at all at the coming EU summit...

http://www.europolitics.info/economy-monetary-affairs/commission-tries-to-cajole-london-art323977-30.html So the assessment would be published "in the coming weeks", but Semeta already knows the conclusion. Didn't knew it would be so difficult to adapt the old data so it will match the new...

IMF director Christine Lagarde on FTT: https://mninews.deutsche-boerse.com/index.php/finsys-update-imfs-lagarde-need-more-timely-ecb-easing?q=content/finsys-update-imfs-lagarde-need-more-timely-ecb-easing Glad to hear. As finance minister of France she was a proponent of the FTT.

Europarlement has asked for it: http://www.nd.nl/artikelen/2012/januari/17/cda-wil-opheldering-transactietaks (Google translation) However i doubt if this is the same report. Can they have it so soon? Is this a brand new report, based on new research, or just the old report, with...

Big argument against: Robin Hood Tax revenue won't go to poverty and climate change things, but to EC budget for bailing out banks. Hoodies are scared to death for this.

UK rejects German 'olive branch' of exchange tax There is also an ECOFIN meeting of European finance ministers next Tuesday. Probably we'll find out more then.

If Rösler doesn't watch out, he might get both the FTT and the Stamp Duty as a bonus :P

I guess they think that this transaction tax is so tiny, that a 'normal' investor wouldn't suffer any mentionable losses with paying this tax.

UPDATE 1-Germany open to bourse levy, prefers broader tax Hmm, even Reuters... would she really change her mind?

It would be so great if those small countries will completely break all the FTT plans of Merkel and Sarkozy at the next EU Summit. Oh, i would like to be there so much then ;) And imagine the face of Barroso :D