May. 26, 2010 - Issue #762: Timeland
News Roundup
Robin Hood Tax
A tax on major banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions. Averaging 0.05 percent on transactions, the tax would raise billions to go toward environmental initiatives and solutions to poverty.
Britain, France, Germany and the US have previously spoken in favour of the tax and 350 economists in more than 35 countries recently signed a letter to the G20 calling for the tax.
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