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Bank Taxes in the European Union

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Bank taxes are a result of government measures aimed at managing the consequences of the global economic crisis. During the crisis, governments have recognised the serious impact of the crisis on the banking sector and the fiduciary risk ensu-ing from the special role banks play in the economy. A number of systemically important banks have been bailed out from public funds as a result. With the relative stabilisation of the financial system, measures aimed at recovering the public funds used for bailout and the creation of bank resolution funds with a view to managing potential future crises without using taxpayer money have come to the forefront. A politically popular method for this has been the imposition of various bank taxes. In the European Union, the imposition of a financial transaction tax has been discussed at several levels as a method enjoying general support. Without waiting for the bureaucratic processes of the EU, and without any impact studies in particular, 17 Member States have imposed bank taxes of some kind or another. The study primarily examines the potential impacts of introducing financial transaction taxes, cau-tioning decision-makers to exercise restraint in light of the expected economic consequences.

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  • Kovács, Levente, 2012. "Bank Taxes in the European Union," Public Finance Quarterly, Corvinus University of Budapest, vol. 57(3), pages 332-346.
    • Handle: RePEc:pfq:journl:v:57:y:2012:i:3:p:332-346
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    1. European Commission, 2010. "Financial Sector Taxation," Taxation Papers 25, Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission.
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    Keywords

    bank tax; FTT; Tobin tax; financial transaction tax;
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    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies

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