By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 13 September, 2013
European Union lawyers have warned that a Financial Transaction Tax within parts of the EU would illegally exceed member states' jurisdiction for taxation and create distortions to the detriment of non-participating EU member states. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 11 September, 2013
The grounds on which the European Commission has proposed a financial transaction tax are "questionable," the head of Germany's funds association has said. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 04 September, 2013
The Italian financial transaction tax, which began to be levied on March 1, 2013 on transactions in shares issued by Italian-resident companies, has, from September 1, become the first to be extended to financial derivatives. Read full story »
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