China Drafts Rules for Tobin Tax on Currency Transactions

  • Initial rate of levy may be kept at zero, people familiar said
  • The rules still need central government approval, they said

Will A Tobin Tax Help Curb Yuan Speculation?

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China’s central bank has drafted rules for a tax on foreign-exchange transactions that would help curb currency speculation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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