15 September 2001

The Robin Hood Tax

Concrete proposals for fighting global poverty and promoting sustainable development by harnessing the proceeds from a currency transactions tax


A tax on currency transactions, otherwise known as a "Tobin Tax" could stabilise financial markets as well raising money for international development.

The Robin Hood Tax

Executive Summary

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.

Published by nef in association with War on Want.

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