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Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax

Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax

AFP - 1 hour 32 mins ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition. More »

  • PM Suggests 'Bank Tax' To Protect Public

    SkyNews - 6 hours 3 mins ago

    Gordon Brown has called on G20 leaders to consider a tax on financial transactions to protect taxpayers and make banks more accountable. More »

  • W.House to advance new jobs measures soon-official

    Reuters - Yesterday, 07:33 pm

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is looking to move forward in the coming weeks, not months, on several options to boost job creation, a senior White House official said on Friday. More »

  • French budget deficit sinks deeper into the red

    French budget deficit sinks deeper into the red

    AFP - Yesterday, 12:54 pm

    PARIS (AFP) - France's central government budget deficit more than doubled over the first nine months of this year to reach 125.8 billion euros (187.5 billion dollars) due to shrinking tax revenues, the budget ministry said Friday. More »

  • Recession 'muting council tax hikes'

    Politics.co.uk - Thursday, November 5 10:53 am

    Council tax rises could average as low as 1.6 per cent this year, research suggests. More »

  • Toyota surprises with profit 

    Reuters - Thursday, November 5 06:32 am

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year. More »

  • Local people 'squeezed out of countryside'

    Epolitix - Wednesday, November 4 01:20 pm

    The government should end council tax breaks for second home owners, an MP said yesterday. More »

  • UBS losses pile up as clients fear tax scrutiny

    AFP - Tuesday, November 3 12:01 pm

    ZURICH (AFP) - Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday plunged into further losses during the third quarter as clients spooked by tax scrutiny withdrew billions of dollars of funds and assets from the bank. More »

  • UBS won't stem withdrawals soon 

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 3 02:00 pm

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS does not expect to win back assets from rich clients any time soon as it struggles to rebuild its reputation after a bitter U.S. tax row even as its underlying performance improves. More »

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