Tobin Tax

Press Responses: July 5, 2004

On July 1, 2004, by a margin of 25 votes in favour, Belgium became the first country in the world to pass Currency Transaction Tax legislation.

Press Responses - March 29, 2002

Author Linda McQuaig - "US Scuttles Tobin tax - and hope for the world's poor

Press Responses - April 7, 1999

Why productivity suddenly got sexy - Figures furnished an excuse to push for lower taxes (National Post)

Press Responses - March 23, 1999

Canada's lawmakers, activists, push Martin on Tobin Tax. (Bridge News)

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

New tax has support (Montreal Gazette)

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

New tax on financial dealings backed by all political stripes (Vancouver Sun)

Press Responses - April 3, 1999

Proud moment for Canadians (Letter) (The Guardian)

Press Responses - April 3, 1999

The Tobin Tax (Letter) (Globe and Mail)

Press Responses - April 7, 1999

Canada leads fight on tax speculation (Edmonton Sun)

Press Responses - March 16, 1999

For its own protection the World needs Tobin Tax (Commentary, Globe and Mail)

Press Responses - March 20, 2002

Financing for development (CBC Commentary)

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

Tax on speculation gets all-party federal approval (Ottawa Citizen)

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

Liberals vote in favour of currency transaction tax (Globe and Mail)

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

Currency speculation tax backed (Canadian Press)

Press Responses - March 31, 1999

Tax those who gamble with fate of nations (Vancouver Sun)

Taxing Currency Transactions -Article in the ICSW Journal

Transactions - From Feasibility to Implementation" which attracted sixty participants from eighteen countries including: Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. The progamme included an evening public forum on Oct 4th attended by over 110 people and the two-day conference (July 2001).

HI in the News - March 25, 1999

Press Responses - March 25, 1999

Lettre ouverte aux deputé(es)

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