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23 Sep 2011
A FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS tax could hit the City of London despite the UK planning to opt out of a Europe-wide plan being mooted in Brussels.
The European Commission is poised to propose a sweeping new regime that would apply to major financial instruments including derivates, bonds, shares and some currency transactions, the Financial Times reports.
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Even if the UK opts out it could still be hit by the tax, which would affect traders based in other EU countries.
More to follow.
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