Ron Suskind’s new book, Confidence Men, based on 700 hours of interviews with high-level staff in the Obama administration, reveals that President Obama once supported the idea of taxing financial speculation. Yet the administration’s stance on progressive economic policies was quelled by the influence of some, including former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who served as… More >>
The merry women and men at the Robin Hood Tax coalition worked with ‘Skippy’ our campaign mascot to write our submission to the Government’s upcoming Tax Forum.
“The Robin Hood Tax Australia Coalition is pleased to present this submission in response to the Australian Government Tax Forum Discussion Paper released on 28 July 2011. Our network… More >>
In the lead-up to the national Tax Forum on 4-5 October, the invited participants of this event have been able to submit statements of what they believe are the reform priorities for the Australian tax system.
Frank Stilwell, Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney with over thirty years of teaching experience and well known… More >>
That’s right – this is your chance to hit the front pages alone with Bill Nighy, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emma Thompson and many many more. And it is so easy. All you need is a couple of minutes and a little bit of creative spirit!
The G20 leaders meeting is in early November. Now, more than… More >>
This blog is copied from Owen Tudor’s post on the Touchstone the Trade Union Congress blog.
We’re definitely into the final furlong for political agreement on a Robin Hood Tax, although of course implementation will take time. On Friday, the French and German Finance Ministers sent EU Commissioners a three page letter with a four page… More >>
Media Statement
Monday 5 September 2011
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso is meeting with Prime Minister Gillard today to discuss economic relationship between Europe and Australia, including Europe’s need for a financial transaction tax.
Barosso and other European leaders are promoting the tax as a means to raise much needed revenue and reduce amount of risky… More >>
