Taxation of the financial sector
28 September 2011, 16:15 CET
The financial sector was a major cause of the crisis and received substantial government support over the past few years. To ensure that the sector makes a fair contribution to public finances and for the benefit of citizens, enterprises and Member States, the European Commission on 28 September put forward a proposal for a financial transaction tax (FTT).
The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/other_taxes/financial_sector/index_en.htm