EU officials said Sunday they will negotiate with international partners angry at what they see as a climate tax on airlines, but refused to change hotly disputed legislation despite fears in Germany.
02/4/2012
— Filed under: Business
Tags: airlines, tax
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The European Union’s tax chief on Thursday rejected UK opposition to a planned levy on financial transactions, saying it would dampen risky trading and barely dent growth.
01/28/2012
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: tax, UK
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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.
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
