Tobin tax

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Tobin tax [ˈtəʊbɪn]

(Economics) a proposed tax on foreign-exchange transactions intended to discourage destabilizing speculation while also raising large revenues that could be channelled to the developing world

[late C20: after James Tobin (1918-2002), US economist who proposed it]

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