Tobin tax

/ (ˈtəʊbɪn) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of Tobin tax

1
late C20: after James Tobin (1918–2002), US economist who proposed it

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