Financial Transaction Tax - No sign of consensus yet?

The idea to introduce a Europe-wide Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is not new. The Financial Transaction Tax pursues two goals: to regulate the financial market and to generate public revenue.

EU states involved in the development of a Financial Transaction Tax have set a target launch date of 1 January 2016. Greece was the only participant not to sign the agreement

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http://www.kpmg.com/uk/en/services/tax/corporatetax/pages/european-financial-transaction-tax.aspx