European Parliament votes for EU Financial Transaction Tax

Veröffentlicht: 8 März 2011
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UNI Europa welcomes the outcome of today's vote in the Plenary session for a European level Financial Transaction Tax. The European Parliament backs the introduction of a tax at European level even in case a global agreement should not be reached.



"This a strong signal to send to the European Commission and the EU Member States of which many are reluctant to introduce such a tax without other big global economies following", said Bernadette Ségol, Regional Secretary of UNI Europa. "It is a big step forward towards letting the polluters pay. The finance industry will have to help cleaning up the mess they made themselves, and this contribution is a good place to start."