PES regrets delaying tactics of Schäuble about the Financial Transaction Tax

September 30, 2016
Economy, Finance, Cohesion
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PES regrets delaying tactics of Schäuble about the Financial Transaction Tax

In 2009, the PES lead a campaign for an ambitious Financial Transaction Tax. The PES expects the EU to lead by example.

Sergei Stanishev said: “I expect the German government and all of the ten countries participating in this coalition of the willing to move forward with the implementation of the financial transaction tax and to do it full-hearted. People are expecting from us that we learn from the mistakes that led to the crisis”.

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