Currency Speculation Tax

HC Deb 29 June 1999 vol 334 c134W

Mr. Barnes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the annual(a) worldwide and (b) UK revenues, assuming international agreement, from a tax on international currency speculation set at (i) 0.1 per cent., (ii) 0.25 per cent. and (iii) 0.5 per cent. [88226]

Ms Hewitt

The requested information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.