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| Infographie : François Descheemaekere |
La taxe sur les transactions financières décidée par le président Nicolas Sarkozy et la chancelière Angela Merkel pourrait bien se retourner contre eux, dans la mesure où de plus en plus d’Etats s’alignent sur le rejet britannique de cette taxe, affirme Daren Ennis, le directeur de MHP Communications.
"Plans for a European Union-wide financial transactions tax are taking shape with battle lines drawn between member states ahead of the crunch EU leaders’ summit at the end of the month. The FTT has become the latest chapter in the bitter dispute between London and Brussels with David Cameron expected once again to lock horns with the 'Merkozy' duo. However, it now looks like the British primem inister will not be alone in opposing the so-called Tobin Tax.
Denmark, which took over the rotating EU presidency on 1January, has expressed concern. Sweden, Ireland and Poland are among the others also unhappy with the idea of taxing transactions on stocks, shares, bonds and derivatives, if for differing reasons. Even in Germany, Merkel is facing opposition from within her own party, not to mention her coalition partner and the German banks.
Lire : euractiv.com
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