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Germany: EU deal on finance levy within reach

By Juergen Baetz
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BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of 11 European Union nations will reach an agreement soon on introducing a financial transaction tax, Germany’s finance minister said Monday.

Officials in Europe started pushing for the tax following the 2008-09 financial crisis to curb speculation and claw back revenues after the massive government bailouts of banks.

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