UK will see off ‘London tax grab’ amid fears that EC proposals would backfire

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UK will see off ‘London tax grab’ amid fears that EC proposals would backfire

The financial transactions tax proposed by the European Commission’s José Manuel Barroso is a tax grab on London, with large unintended consequences, and little hope of success, say market participants.

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