Financial Transaction Taxes in the European Union

Thomas Hemmelgarn, Gaëtan Nicodème, Bogdan Tasnadi and Pol Vermote
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Thomas Hemmelgarn: European Commission
Bogdan Tasnadi: European Commission
Pol Vermote: European Commission

No 62, Taxation Papers from Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Abstract: The merits and demerits of financial transaction taxes have been heavily debated among economists, who remain divided on the effects of the taxes on trading volumes, market liquidity, and quotes volatility. In 2011, the European Commission put forth a legislative proposal for a common system of financial transaction taxes in the European Union. The proposal did not gather unanimity among all Member States and eleven asked to go ahead under the so-called enhanced cooperation procedure. In parallel, countries such as France and Italy have introduced their own taxes, while others of the group of eleven already had an FTT in place (Belgium and Greece). Discussions between Member States on the final design of the financial transaction tax are progressing, but to date no final decision has been made. This paper reviews the most recent economic literature on the effects of financial transaction taxes, with a focus on those recently introduced. It also details the proposals made by the European Commission.

Keywords: taxation; financial sector; financial transaction taxes; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G18 G28 G38 H21 H32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2016-02
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