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In reply to the discussion: The Weekend Economists travel the Yellow Brick Road, November 14-15. [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)22. Schelling Says EU Needs December Decision on Transaction Tax
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-10/schelling-says-eu-needs-december-decision-on-transaction-tax
European Union nations need to decide by next month on whether a financial-transactions tax is possible among participating countries, Austrian Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling said.
Schelling, who leads the group of 11 nations that have signed up to design a joint FTT, said hell aim to submit a report in December to all 28 EU nations. So far, he said, talks among participating nations have yielded clear progress but also no deal.
I suppose its necessary that we can have a solution when EU finance ministers meet again on Dec. 8, he told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday. If there is no solution then, one should discuss just as openly that no decision could be reached. At this stage we still believe a solution is possible.
Italy continues to push for the tax to include sovereign debt derivatives, while most other nations have agreed to exclude those derivatives along with government bonds, Schelling said. Meanwhile, Slovenia and Estonia want the tax to have a broader cross-border reach to ensure it would raise sufficient revenue to be worthwhile, he said...MORE
European Union nations need to decide by next month on whether a financial-transactions tax is possible among participating countries, Austrian Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling said.
Schelling, who leads the group of 11 nations that have signed up to design a joint FTT, said hell aim to submit a report in December to all 28 EU nations. So far, he said, talks among participating nations have yielded clear progress but also no deal.
I suppose its necessary that we can have a solution when EU finance ministers meet again on Dec. 8, he told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday. If there is no solution then, one should discuss just as openly that no decision could be reached. At this stage we still believe a solution is possible.
Italy continues to push for the tax to include sovereign debt derivatives, while most other nations have agreed to exclude those derivatives along with government bonds, Schelling said. Meanwhile, Slovenia and Estonia want the tax to have a broader cross-border reach to ensure it would raise sufficient revenue to be worthwhile, he said...MORE
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Well, Matt, if this is what you do extemporaneously, I'll give more notice next time!
Demeter
Nov 2015
#3
probably none of it...they will focus on the Paris attacks and foreign policy. nt
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