Reasons for and possible consequences of introducing
the financial transaction tax in the European Union countries Cover Image

Przyczyny i możliwe konsekwencje wprowadzenia podatku od transakcji finansowych w krajach Unii Europejskiej
Reasons for and possible consequences of introducing the financial transaction tax in the European Union countries

Author(s): Eugeniusz Gostomski
Subject(s): National Economy, Financial Markets
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: European Union; financial transactions tax; Tobin tax; enhanced cooperation mechanism

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to analyze the problem of the financial transaction tax (FTT) inEurope in its most crucial aspects. That is why the author of this article has presented the core ideaof the above mentioned tax, arguments in support and against its implementation and the fiscaleffects that could be achieved due to the financial transaction tax. In the absence of consensus onthe FTT among the EU countries, it will be introduced in a limited number of EU countriesthrough a mechanism called „enhanced cooperation” in 2016 or it even later.

  • Issue Year: 34/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 11-21
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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