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G-20 Splits on Tobin Tax, Signals Banks Must Foot Bill of Future Bailouts

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Group of 20 governments signaled banks will be forced to cover a greater cost of future bailouts even as they split over whether that should be achieved by taxing financial trading. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

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