Transaction tax - OECD European solo attempt

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: July 12, 2010; 00:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to Jeffrey Owens, head of the OECD's tax department, a transaction tax only makes sense if it relates to the financial centres on a global scale.

Transaction tax - OECD European solo attempt / Picture: © Vindobona.org

A European solo attempt can not work.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned against the introduction of a financial transaction tax on Europe. "If there really is a financial transaction tax dealing with sums that are worth mentioning, then it would not work if introduced only in Europe" said Jeffrey Owens, head of the OECD's tax department,…

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