Financial Transactions Taxes : In Brief.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Excise tax.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fiscal policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (7 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides historical and international context of financial transactions taxes (FTTs), which are imposed on buyers or sellers of securities at the time a securities transaction occurs. Summarizes recent FTT proposals, examines FTT effect on financial market volatility and speculation, and analyzes revenue potential. Considers whether an FTT could have helped prevent the 2007 financial crisis, provides estimates of potential FTT revenue effects, and discusses regulatory alternatives and related considerations.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Financial Transactions Taxes

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