Church vs Osborne on Tobin Tax

Updated

Government forces that oppose the Tobin Tax - the so-called 'Robin Hood' tax that would see a small charge laid on some financial transactions - are mobilising. Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie wants George Osborne to detail what impact such a tax could have on City jobs as well as future investment. But Tyrie and Osborne now have the Archbishop of Canterbury, not to mention the Pope, to deal with.

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