Chapter 5: TAXATION AND REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR.

Chapter 5 of the book "The EEAG Report on the European Economy," 2011 edition, is presented. It examines proposals that have been enacted for new taxes on banks and other financial institutions in Europe. It determines the key factors that need to be addressed by regulation or taxation of the financial sector. It outlines the alternative objectives for new taxes on the financial sector to raise revenue and induce behavioral change that will make another crisis less likely.