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G20 Must Act for Jobs!

17 Feb 2011

"Introduce a Financial Transactions Tax"

The international trade union movement is calling on G20 Finance Ministers, meeting in Paris on 18 and 19 February, to take action to avoid a jobless recovery or, worse, a return to recession as austerity measures begin to bite. They are also being urged to push forward a progressive agenda on financial regulation and tax, especially through the introduction of a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT). Read more - click here