France and Germany are piling more pressure on the European Union to approve a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a measure that is met with huge resistance by many governments, economists and the financial industry.
08/27/2011
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: Berlin, Paris, tax
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For the French press and opposition, French Labour Minister Eric Woerth and his wife got too close to the super-rich L’Oreal heiress, accused of plotting to evade taxes. Bad timing when Woerth is trying to institute unpopular pensions reforms.
06/1/2010
— Filed under: Business
Tags: L’Oreal, scandal, tax
The European Commission has come forward with plans to levy a new tax on the region’s banks that is designed to protect EU citizens from further banking failures in the future.
05/17/2010
— Filed under: Business,Finance
Tags: European Commission, tax
