The Robin Hood Tax
Proposals for fighting global poverty and promoting sustainable development
14 September 2001
A tax on currency transactions, otherwise known as a “Tobin Tax” could stabilise financial markets as well raising money for international development.
Taxing the trade in currencies is now widely recognized as a plausible solution to ending world poverty. This expert report investigates how the revenues from the Tobin Tax could feasibly end global poverty.
Topics Macroeconomics
