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UK change of heart on banking tax plan

Source: Financial Times
London : United Kingdom | 21 days ago  
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The US led a backlash against the “Tobin tax” on financial transactions after Mr Brown took a Group of 20 finance ministers’ meeting by surprise with his proposal at the gathering in St Andrews, Scotland. In private briefings, UK officials had initially suggested the transactions tax was the...
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