CIDSE and Oxfam welcome EU FTT plan but money must go to tackle poverty

Joint CIDSE and Oxfam media reaction to EU 2014-2020 budget proposal

Taxing financial transactions can benefit people and the planet

A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) could have a major positive impact on people’s well-being and that of the planet, says a new CIDSE report 

FTT progress one of the few rays of light at Cannes G20

FTT progress one of the few rays of light at Cannes G20 summit, CIDSE says

European leaders should follow 'Merkozy' for real answers to crisis

CIDSE welcomes plans Merkel and Sarkozy for faster implementation of financial regulation, a harmonized corporate tax base and an FTT in the Eurozone.

CIDSE submission to Gates' G20 Report

CIDSE submission to Bill Gates' Report to the G20 on financing for development, June 2011

Ne pas réduire la taxe sur les transactions financières (TTF) à une taxe boursière

Les réseaux de développement CIDSE et APRODEV demandent au Sommet de l’UE de ne pas réduire la taxe sur les transactions financières (TTF) à une taxe boursière

Le Cardinal Turkson demande l’instauration d’une Taxe sur les transactions financières (TTF), pour le bien commun

À la veille du Sommet européen, le Cardinal Turkson demande l’instauration d’une Taxe sur les transactions financières (TTF), pour le bien commun (Soesterberg / Bruxelles, le 26 janvier 2012)

Cardinal Turkson calls for an FTT for the common good

Cardinal Turkson calls for a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) for the common good on the eve of EU summit (Soesterberg/Brussels, 26 January 2012)

FTT: no surrogates please

Since economist James Tobin launched the idea in 1972, we have never been closer to the implementation of a financial transaction tax (FTT).

Financial Transaction Tax

Innovative mechanisms to finance development are urgently needed to ensure that poverty will be eradicated.