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10.10.2019
Time for a Global Financial Transaction Tax
WIFO Commentary by Atanas Pekanov and Margit Schratzenstaller in the "A&W Blog"
For years, a group of 10 EU member countries has been struggling to reach an agreement on the coordinated introduction of a financial transaction tax, the scope of which has, however, become increasingly limited. According to Atanas Pekanov and Margit Schratzenstaller, the most efficient approach would be to agree on the global introduction of the tax.
Their current study explains the concept and arguments for a broad-based financial transaction tax and the current revenue estimates.
Read the full article here.
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