Tobin Tax
Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration considered imposing a Tobin Tax on capital flows, a move that could disrupt global financial markets.
More on Tobin Tax
- About: The Tobin tax is a tax on international financial transactions, specifically short-term foreign exchange transactions.
- Purpose: To reduce speculative trading and ensure more stable exchange rates.
- Tax Range: A small tax on currency transactions (0.1%-0.5%) to discourage short-term speculation.
- Origin: Proposed by Nobel laureate James Tobin in 1972, in response to fluctuations in currency markets.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Tobin Tax |
||
Aspect |
Advantage |
Disadvantage |
Market Stability |
Reduces speculative trading and volatility |
May lower market liquidity |
Revenue Generation |
Can generate .... |
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Economy Watch
- 1 Parliamentary Standing Committee’s Report on Fisheries Sector
- 2 Components of Gold Monetisation Scheme Discontinued
- 3 Changing Dynamics of India’s Remittances
- 4 10 Years of Sagarmala Programme: Powering India’s Maritime Revolution
- 5 Energy Statistics India 2025
- 6 Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission Approved
- 7 ICRA Report on Indian Municipal Bond Market
- 8 Pashu Aushadhi Initiative
- 9 Samarth Incubation Program
- 10 Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme