· Idea of tax on financial transactions mooted
· March Resolution calls on financial sector to help taxpayers
· Workability and practicality an issue
The economic crisis has exposed weaknesses in the financial system, forcing governments to pump billions of euros of taxpayers' money into ailing banks and other financial institutions to safeguard the stability of their economies. MEPs think that now is the right time to think about how financial institutions could pay back ther debt to society |