Nine EU countries form splinter group on financial tax

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Series Details 8.2.12
Publication Date 08/02/2012
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EUObserver reported that France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy asked the Danish EU Presidency on the 7 February 2012 to fast-track plans for a financial transactions tax - a move indicating they will forge ahead on their own in the absence of an EU-wide consensus

Source Link Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/19/115164
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Barroso backs transactions tax http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-backs-transactions-tax/
EurActiv, 8.2.12: Nine countries push for financial transaction tax http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/countries-push-financial-transac-news-510650

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