With Jeffrey Sachs, Alan Beattie, Richard Curtis, Bill Nighy, Clare Melamed and Major Ivor Telfer
The Robin Hood Tax: Turning a crisis for the banks into an opportunity for the world
As world leaders look for ways to ensure the financial sector contributes to the cost of bank bailouts and the recovery of the global economy, the team behind Make Poverty History has launched the ‘Robin Hood Tax’ campaign for a Financial Transaction Tax – which could raise billions every year.
Speakers: Professor Jeffrey Sachs, international economist and author of ‘The End of Poverty', Major Ivor Telfer, Assistant Secretary for Programme, Salvation Army; Dr. Claire Melamed, Head of Policy Coordination, ActionAid UK
Chair: Alan Beattie, World Trade Editor, FT
Richard Curtis, screenwriter and film director and Bill Nighy, actor, will present their film which launches a campaign for a tax on financial transactions.
Be the first to write a comment
Comments
Please login to post a comment or reply
Don't have an account? Click here to register.