The IMF (International Monetary Fund) has proposed to the G-20 (Group of Twenty) leading advanced and emerging countries of the world, that banks should pay two taxes: a bank levy – initially at a flat-rate – on a balance sheet value and also a further tax on profits and pay, to fund future bailouts.
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