IMF Working Papers

Taxing Financial Transactions: Issues and Evidence

By Thornton Matheson

March 1, 2011

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Thornton Matheson. Taxing Financial Transactions: Issues and Evidence, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2011) accessed October 14, 2024
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Summary

In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes (FTTs) as a means of (1) raising revenue for a variety of possible purposes and/or (2) helping to curb financial market excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence on the efficacy of an FTT in fulfilling those tasks, on its potential impact, and on key issues to be faced in designing taxes of this kind.

Subject: Bonds, Securities, Stock markets, Stocks, Transaction tax

Keywords: Bond market, Capital levy, Cost of capital, Delivery price, Stamp duty, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    48

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2011/054

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2011054

  • ISBN:

    9781455220984

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941