Brown and Sarkozy propose climate tax on banking sector

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As EU commits to increase contribution to new "fast track" climate fund, Britain and France back proposals for a Tobin Tax

The prospect of funding to tackle climate change being raised through a Tobin tax on financial market transactions received a major boost today when British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President...

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