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Eurozone Crisis

Proceeding contribution from Lord Myners (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 1 December 2011. It occurred during Debate on Eurozone Crisis.
May I ask the noble Lord one further question on Europe? In describing the financial transaction tax, he very carefully made reference to it being under a directive that currently requires unanimous support. Was he raising the possibility that this could be proposed under a qualified majority vote—perhaps by not describing it as a tax, as the Government have done with the banking tax, which they call a banking levy? Are the Government fearful that there is a way in which that financial transaction tax could be imposed on us without requiring a unanimous vote?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c142GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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