Also known as a Financial Transaction Tax

In Focus

Support for a Financial Transactions Tax 
Updated January 2012

Facts and Myths About the Financial Speculation Tax 
December 2010; Updated December 2011

Economists' Letter in Support of a Financial Transactions Tax 
December 2009

Paul Krugman: Things to Tax
New York Times, November 27, 2011

Hedge fund chief backs transaction tax plans
Financial Times, November 27, 2011

Protesters' rage might give rise to financial transactions tax
Investment News, October 30, 2011

Lawmakers to Propose Transaction Tax for Financial Firms Modeled on Europe
Bloomberg, November 1, 2011

Nicholas Kristof: The Bankers and the Revolutionaries
New York Times, October 1, 2011

EU Proposes Financial-Transactions Tax to Start in 2014
Bloomberg Businessweek, September 28, 2011

Bill Gates backs financial transaction tax to aid poor
Reuters, September 23, 2011

IMF: Transaction tax easier to implement
Global Financial Strategy News, August 5, 2011

Transaction tax works against deficits, financial recklessness
Boston Globe, January 29, 2011

Proposed Tax May Help, Not Hurt, Small Investors 
The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2010

Aspen Institute endorses tax on share trading
September 9, 2009

Bob Herbert: Where the Money Is
New York Times, January 12, 2009

8th Annual Year in Ideas: The Stock Transfer Tax
New York Times, December 12, 2008

Reports

The Deficit-Reducing Potential of a Financial Speculation Tax
January 2011, Dean Baker

Responses to Criticisms of Taxes on Financial Speculation
January 2010, Dean Baker

The Potential Revenue from Financial Transactions Taxes
December 2009, Dean Baker, Robert Pollin, Travis McArthur, and Matt Sherman

The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax
December 2008, Dean Baker

Blogs

CBO Letter on FTT: When There's No Smoke, There's No Fire

The Impact of a Financial Speculation Tax on GDP: Problems with the European Commission Model

Quick Thoughts on the Obama Administration's Opposition to a Financial Speculation Tax

Ken Rogoff Misses the Boat on Financial Speculation Taxes

Third Way vs. The Right Way: Scare Stories on Social Security

Op-Eds & Columns

The Supercommittee Should Go Really Big and Turn Against the One Percent
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 21, 2011

The Spurious Case Against a Financial Transactions Tax
Dean Baker
International Relations and Security Network, November 2, 2011

Supercommittee of the One Percent Won’t Even Think of Taxing Wall Street
Dean Baker
Truthout, October 31, 2011

#OccupyWallStreet: The Real Tea Party
Dean Baker
Debate Club (U.S. News & World Report), October 19, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Gets What the 'Very Serious People' Have Missed for 30 Years
John Schmitt
AlterNet, October 6, 2011

Events

The Occupied Super Committee Hearing of the 99%

The Financial Crisis: Why We Occupy

'Robin Hood' March and Teach-In for #OccupyDC

Briefing On Financial Transaction Taxes

Debating Taboos: Securities Transaction Tax – Bring it Back or Leave it Out?

Feasibility and Impact of an FTT: Discussion on IMF Paper "Taxing Financial Transactions"

Wall Street and Economic Experts, Labor Leaders, Consumer, Development and Global Health Advocates to Hold Press Conference on Financial Speculation Tax

Taxing Wall Street

Debate Over Proposed Financial Speculation Tax

Testimony

The Benefits of Financial Transactions Taxes
May 17, 2010, Dean Baker's Statement to the Bundestag