Today, as G20 finance chiefs gathered in Venice, Robin delivered
this
letter from more than 100 major economists, urging them to immediately
introduce a Robin Hood Tax on banks to help cover the costs of the
post-pandemic recovery.
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Take $100 billion from
banks: top economists tell Finance Ministers!
Robin’s list of signatories spanned every continent
and included renowned US economist Jeffrey Sachs, and France’s Gabriel Zucman.
The urgent appeal from such highly regarded experts was covered
in the
Guardian and leading French paper, Le
Monde.
The pandemic has multiplied existing inequalities both at home
and abroad. Health systems have been brought to their knees; economies
shutdown; livelihoods deteriorated and loved ones lost. But whilst wealthier
nations begin to regenerate due to accelerated vaccine rollouts, poorer
nations, already seriously burdened by debt, are being forced to make life and
death choices between servicing their debt and the provision of healthcare for
their citizens.
If the G20 implemented a Robin Hood Tax on banks, an additional
$100billion could be generated every year to help nations support their
people’s health and livelihoods, address the devastating impacts of a warming
planet, and prepare for future pandemics.
Amplifying this letter is a crucial step in our plan to make
those who can afford to - pay the most.
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Together, we can tax the banks now!
From the team at Robin Hood Tax
