Alastair Darling

France Us Tax To Attacks Bank Bonuses, Following U.K.'s Lead

ft.com | Ben Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

President Nicolas Sarkozy is to follow Britain's lead and impose a one-off tax on bonus pay-outs by banks operating in France. The French governmen...

Britain Unveils Whopping Tax On Bank Bonuses; U.S. Windfall Tax Proposal Going Nowhere

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

British bankers are going bonkers today after the UK government announced that it wouldn't stand idly by as they showered themselves with obscene bonu...