European Parliament backs FTT

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European Parliament backs FTT

The European Parliament today voted to approve MEP Anni Podimata’s through report, which recommends introducing a global financial transactions tax (FTT) which could be used to fund future bailouts.

The report suggests that if the tax cannot be introduced worldwide, then it should be adopted at the EU level, where a 0.05% rate could bring in an annual €200 billion $279 billion.

The European Parliament does not have the power to create legislation. Its recommendation will go to the European Commission.

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