Repo exemption from transaction tax ‘essential’, says ICMA

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Repo exemption from transaction tax ‘essential’, says ICMA

The short-term repo market must be exempt from the European Union’s proposed financial transaction tax (FTT) to avoid “serious negative consequences for other financial markets and the real economy”, according to the International Capital Market Association.

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