Sunday, 14 May 2017

General election 2017: 'Robin Hood tax' on City pledged by Labour - BBC News

General election 2017: 'Robin Hood tax' on City pledged by Labour - BBC News

General election 2017: 'Robin Hood tax' on City pledged by Labour

Campaigner for so-called Robin Hood tax, dressed as Robin Hood, stands outside parliament, 2010Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES
Image captionThere has been a long-running campaign to introduce a so-called Robin Hood tax around the world
Labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions - known as a "Robin Hood" tax.
The party said extending the way shares were taxed and closing a loophole would bring in up to £26bn in the next Parliament, if it won the election.

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