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Geithner, Brown Split on Transaction Tax as G-20 Seeks Rebalanced Economy

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Group of 20 governments split on whether to tax financial trading as part of a broader strategy to ensure the global economy’s expansion is less crisis-prone. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

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  2. THE international finance community was split over the weekend after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown surprised world leaders by announcing that he wanted to explore a multibillion-dollar worldwide tax on financial transactions. Full Article at The Age

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