Trading Tax “Could Happen”

A $49 billion-a year tax on financial trades and transactions first proposed by New Democrats 26 years ago “could happen,” says the Liberal-appointed chair of the Senate budget committee. “You could get revenue from people,” said Senator Lucie Moncion (Ont.): “What would you think if this government were to decide that when you buy a share, there’s a tax on doing so?”

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