Hanging London out to dry: The impact of an EU Financial Transaction Tax

Type: Reports Written by Adam Baldwin & Sam Bowman | Friday 4 November 2011

In a follow up his last report on the Tobin Tax, Adam Baldwin assesses the impact of the European Commission's Financial Transaction Tax on Britain. He draws on the EC's impact assessment and independent research and concludes that it would wipe out derivatives trading in the City, hurt economic growth and increase market volatility.