9th January, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared relaxed when they faced the press following their first crisis meeting of 2012.
Posts Tagged ‘tobin tax’
Financial tax backed by France and Germany
Posted by seumasach on January 9, 2012
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Finance Minister Urpilainen supports financial transaction tax
Posted by seumasach on January 8, 2012
8th January, 2012
Finland’s Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen hopes a tax aimed at curbing currency speculation will be adopted widely across the EU. She added Finland was one of the keenest promoters of such a financial transaction tax within the union. Read the rest of this entry »
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