Why then didn’t he use the veto on the fiscal compact. Isn’t this why The UK used the veto.

Seems to be talking out of both sides of his mouth.

I am in no way a massive fan of Britain, but it must be said at least their own government is willing to stand up for their country’s interest. It would be nice if our government could put our interests first for a change. Any european wide tax or policy is bound to bring discontent to one nation or another. I agree with a bank tax, but it has to be decided on by individual countries themselves. They know best what their country needs.

The financial district of London is the heart of finance around the world. Its called the corporation of London and has its own police force and laws. It pays little or no tax and between them and Wall Street is the driving force behind the criminalty that is the banking sector. Camerons plan to tackle this have been revealed as bullshit so for Kenny to side with this banker stooge has shown us who he is in bed with.

Banks subject to taxes that are owned by the state are passed onto the public, why would enda even consider more bank charges as a positive thing that results in more job losses.

So the goverment thinks it should tax itself as it owns the banks!! The imagination of fine gale and the civil service always amaze me

This should have been dealt with in 2008. Here we are nearly four years later and the global meltdown still has not been sorted out. Their is no real leadership on this issue as banks caused this meltdown by reckless investment in derivatives and re-hypotagation of financial products( how financial products came into existence is another example of bad de-regulation in the latter part of the twentieth century but that’s another story). The investigation of these issues should have been of paramount importance instead the leaders of this world decided to try and carry on with the same model. By not admitting the system is broken and keeping the flawed and debt filled banks going governments around the world are trading in debt that is non existent. If a proper investigation was done into some of the main bailed out institutions the fraud could possibly be found until then it’s business as usual for these perpetrators of fraud and they are rubbing there hands with glee. If a transaction tax is introduced this would slow them down but it won’t solve the disease that has infected this sector.

I would like to see this article modified to include a description of the tax being discussed.

Enda’s seems to be getting extra friendly with Cameron all of a sudden. ‘?? !!! Whats that all about I wonder ?

It’s real easy the banks say jump and the politicians oblige.

At the end of the day, there’s only one group who will end up paying a ‘transaction tax’, and we all know that would be the end consumer.

Again.

The foresight of this man is astounding what an idea !’
Nobel prize winning stuff !!
We should all prostrate our selves before the fountain of knowledge in Kildare street and await the presence it the 12 ministers if truth from the balcony
Or on the other hand we could just shout abuse

Is he saying ‘Bank Taxes’ or ‘Tax Banks’? Is he saying ‘I WILL tax the Banks and the exorbitant pay of their upper levels’ or is he saying ‘I would LIKE to tax banks’ …

It isn’t really a promise of anything at all, is it? ‘WOULD LIKE’

This is a scam of epic proportion. Good thinking by NAMA though or should I say forced thinking. http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/ bringing in the guys that caused the problem to sort it out that’s always a ‘brillant’ idea. Did I mention this system is gone beyond corrupt. Can no one see this or is it the blind leading the blind or should I say the richer leading the rich.

If you tax the banks they are going to pass it on to Customers.It seems that the Irish Government is edging towards what the British are doing.I see that the British Government are trying to take children’s allowances from incomes of over 44 thousand sterling a year. Also cutting social welfare. And do you know what Irish Government will follow suite.

Two points. No FTT in Dublin is part of the deal for the UK bailout to Dublin. Second, if FTTs are competitively bad how does the government justify the imposition of a raft of them on current accounts, savings accounts, ban cards, insurance, etc. there are companies in the IFSC with a handful of staff but with a ‘back office’ of a couple of thousand in London. Tax haven Ireland. Great for the very wealthy, but for the small business owner and taxpayer always the stick.

I can not even read stories about this man Enda Kenny anymore. Even his photograph makes me feel ill, its like if I read his words I feel he is saying I am stupid.

He won’t tax his friends in the banks…this is just more kite flying to Europe..the British deciding not to tax the banks must have been music to this clowns ears…unless the British are on board..the whole thing won’t fly which means Dame Enda will let his mates in the banks off the hook or at worst, it will result in a very watered down version of the original plan.

WOULD LIKE

Being the operative words.

London is one of if not the biggest financial hubs in the world, playing to a different tune regarding banking taxes probably isn’t a great idea

And can some one please tell me why kenny is very cosy with Cameron. I smell something in the air when they are together!!!

!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! And on and on and on this euro shite is just never ending. Not a stateman or leader among any of them. I’d join the commonwealth at this stage just so I wouldn’t have to put up with all this waffle everyday

Oh but Inda, will your European masters let you? You seem to blame then on every unpopular decision you “have” to make. Will the non taxation of banks be one too?

This story is a paradox!

Taxation in this instance is essentially the codification of certain financial activities that should always have been legalised but never happened. The common man is the one who is opposed to this form of taxation because it means rules have to be made. For example who should be held accountable for short selling and how much do Hedge Funds have to write off if a country decides to default on its National Debt. If one carries it to its logical conclusion than countries like Myanmar, Cuba and Iraq could have their debts significantly reduced and with greater regulation flows of capital could be directed towards countries starved of investment.

Any tax imposed on the banks will be passed onto the consumer that is you and me.Just proves Kenny wants to tax us more to pay the banks.Makes sense.

The govt would like to see the air we breathe taxed.Hard to see how they can justify wanting tax harmonisation with the uk when its banking but not when its corporation tax.

what’s the point really. All that will happen is that the cost of the tax in some form or another will be inverabily passed onto the tax payer. This is nothing more than political posturing.

How can one “tax banks”? Can we also tax, say, a table? Dear geniuses, where do the banks get their money from? Ok, you might say they get the majority of their money from their business customers. Now, where do you think their business customers get the money from? Hmm, can everyone grasp that ultimately all the taxes are paid by the consumer? Statists still haven’t learned that there is no free lunch in economics. However, the politicians love sucking up to the retards in the electorate that can’t grasp basic economics, and all in the name of getting re-elected. A lot of stupid sheep out there.

Populist platitudes.

Tax the banks?

And guess who will end up paying that? US, again!