tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530776363222965313.post8822015597300557800..comments2023-10-07T13:16:34.756+02:00Comments on Simon Thorpe's Ideas on the Economy: Sarkozy's 0.1% FTT - a joke?Simon Thorpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605233720415886802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530776363222965313.post-50791382223637337002012-02-03T01:40:10.120+01:002012-02-03T01:40:10.120+01:00I think Sarkozy just want to fool people. 0.1% is ...I think Sarkozy just want to fool people. 0.1% is nothing really! I don't really believe Hollande is going to make a difference either.Simon Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605233720415886802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530776363222965313.post-3058176415407788382012-02-02T09:18:16.114+01:002012-02-02T09:18:16.114+01:00Well it is a start. It is probably going to be mor...Well it is a start. It is probably going to be more important what Hollande wants to do with it. Simon Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605233720415886802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530776363222965313.post-28318486119020895032012-01-31T16:01:01.529+01:002012-01-31T16:01:01.529+01:00Christian,
Apparently, it's just going to be ...Christian,<br /><br />Apparently, it's just going to be applied to Share trading (like the Stamp duty paid in the UK, which raises 4 billion a year) plus a particular type of Credit Default Swaps (CDSs). It's clearly a long long way from what was originally planned when it was annouced on the 14 september 2011 when they were talking about 50-60 billion euros. Clearly, the lobbies have had a go. There's an article about it in Le Monde lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2012/article/2012/01/30/la-taxe-sarkozy-une-taxe-tobin-en-peau-de-chagrin_1636229_1471069.html <br /><br />SimonSimon Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605233720415886802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7530776363222965313.post-6880816867622743642012-01-31T11:52:11.564+01:002012-01-31T11:52:11.564+01:00Hi Simon,
It would be very interesting to unders...Hi Simon, <br /><br />It would be very interesting to understand, which transactions Sarkozy is targeting and what the exceptions are and why.<br /><br />Generally it would be interesting to investigate the different transaction types and the effects of taxes on them.Simon Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605233720415886802noreply@blogger.com