I strongly support the hon. Gentleman in making that call. The Government may have been right to reject a financial transaction tax at an EU level, which would have meant a real risk of driving businesses to other financial centres. A global financial transaction tax would avoid that risk.
Rio+20 Summit
Proceeding contribution from
Martin Horwood
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 February 2012.
It occurred during Estimates day on Rio+20 Summit.
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