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UK urges G20 to consider bank levy

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ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to...

Britain and U.S. Clash at G-20 on Tax to Insure Against Crises
Gordon Brown of Britain told G-20 finance ministers that the world needed a system to force banks, not taxpayers, to cover future bailouts.

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The Finance Minister has scrapped a tax on commodity transactions.

Britain bats for global levy on banks to fund future bailouts
World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday....

Brown joins call for global tax on banks
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on financial transactions to fund future bailouts and make banks more accountable to society.

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