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"As they deal with the same subject, Question Nos 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 will be taken together.
How does the Council intend to help future governments deal with the emerging crisis in national taxation because of tax competition and off-shore financial centres, and would it consider new streams of taxable revenue such as currency transactions?
Question No 9 by Alain Lipietz ():
The Council is well aware of the broad support and growing popularity enjoyed by the proposal for a Tobin-style tax. With reference to any discussions it may have held with the Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs of the EU Member States and of third countries, will the Council Presidency say who is opposed to this measure and what the main political and technical obstacles are to the introduction of a tax of this kind?
Question No 10 by Harlem Désir ():
Is the Council Presidency willing to open a discussion within the Council of Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) on the merits of imposing a tax on international financial transactions within the exchange market in order to combat speculation and the destabilising effects which the latter has on the economies of entire countries?
Would the Council be willing to consider establishing a ‘Tobin area’ at European Union level, i.e. imposing a Tobin tax on Europe’s financial markets, which account for 50% of world currency-exchange transactions?
Question No 11 by Glyn Ford ():
Question No 6 by Pierre Jonckheer ():
In view of the recent report issued by the French Minister of Finance indicating that Tobin-type taxes would not be viable if introduced by a single Member State, what steps does the French Presidency propose with a view to securing the viability of such taxes at European Union and global level?
Question No 12 by Yasmine Boudjenah ():
In recent months there have been growing calls for a tax on financial speculation, with ATTAC committees (association for a tax on financial transactions and aid for citizens) springing up in France and Europe, as well as the amendments tabled in the French National Assembly and Senate. This movement raises fundamental questions, such as the respective roles of man and the world of finance in today’s economy. Does the Council not think that a Tobin-style tax would be desirable in the interests of restoring balance in this area?
Question No 13 by Hans-Peter Martin ():
In the Presidency’s view, which European institution would be most appropriate, in the context of international economic and financial relations, to promote the introduction of a Tobin tax and, should the circumstances arise, to administer such a tax? What impact would the introduction of a Tobin tax have in terms of combating worldwide currency speculation?
At the next annual meeting of the IMF, does the Council plan to propose that the IMF Committee should study possible arrangements for introducing a Tobin-type tax on international financial transactions with a view to combating speculation and stabilising currency markets?
Question No 7 by Danielle Auroi ():
Does the Council believe that management of the revenue generated by a Tobin tax on international financial transactions (the value of which is estimated at between USD 50 billion and USD 250 billion per year, depending on the tax rate applied) should be entrusted to the UN, or should the setting up of a specific body responsible for levying and distributing the revenue which such a tax would yield be considered? What should the priorities be for the allocation of such resources (e.g. access to drinking water, protection of the environment, cancelling the debt of the poorest countries, vaccination programmes, access to education)?
Question No 8 by Reino Paasilinna ():"@en1
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"Subject: Consideration of the merits of taxing international financial transactions"1
"Subject: International financial transactions"1
"Subject: Management of the revenue generated by a Tobin tax"1
"Subject: Political and technical obstacles to the introduction of a Tobin-style tax"1
"Subject: Tax on financial transactions"1
"Subject: Tobin tax"1
"Subject: Tobin tax and the international financial architecture"1
"Subject: Viability of Tobin-type taxes at European level"1
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