A review of FinancialTransaction Taxesthroughout the world

RAISINGREVENUE

A report for Health Poverty Actionand Stamp Out Poverty by Daiana Beitler of Just Economics

RAISING REVENUE

A review of Financial TransactionTaxes throughout the world

A report for Health Poverty Actionand Stamp Out Poverty by Daiana Beitler of Just Economics

September 2010 Just Economics

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Health Poverty Action

works for a world in which the poorest and most marginalised enjoy their right tohealth. Charity number 290535. For more information go to

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Stamp Out Poverty

is a network of more than 40UK organisations, including development charities,faith groups and trade unions, that campaign for additional sources of finance to bridge the massivefunding gap required to bring the world’s poorestpeople out of poverty. For more information go to

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Acknowledgement

With thanks for additional input to Simon Chouffot, SarahEdwards, David Hillman, Eilis Lawlor and Stephen Spratt.

About the author

Daiana Beitler works in a freelance capacity for Just Economics. She has an Msc in Social Policy andDevelopment from the London School of Economics anda BA in Sociology from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania.She has previously worked as a researcher for the NewEconomics Foundation and at the public sector practiceat McKinsey & Company. Daiana is originally fromUruguay and her interests lie in economic development(particularly the role of information technologies indevelopment) and international political economy.

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