Fox Lake Towing and Recovery

U.K. Banks Face Government Levy

by on Dec.09, 2010, under Towing

Five U.K. banks may have to pay hundreds of millions of pounds in a levy that aims to charge them for the risks they pose to the country’s economy.

The planned bank levy will raise a total of 2.5 billion pounds ($3.59 billion) a year from 2012 onwards, The Wall Street Journal said.

The levy has two goals, according to Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban.

Sponsored Links

“First, ensuring…

Continue reading U.K. Banks Face Government Levy

U.K. Banks Face Government Levy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:02:00.

Filed Under: , ,

:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Looking for something?

Use the form below to search the site:

Still not finding what you're looking for? Drop a comment on a post or contact us so we can take care of it!