ECB's Trichet wary of financial transaction tax

Fri, 10/01/2010 - 09:20 EDT - AP

By PAN PYLAS
2010-10-01T13:20:41Z
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday it would be a big mistake if the European Union decided to go it alone on taxing financial transactions, arguing that its introduction would cause banks to flee elsewhere....

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