G20 Summit Background Brief: Financial Transaction Taxes - A Summary of Options (Updated)

In preparation for the November G20 summit’s consideration of innovative financing a number of leading institutions have produced analyses of financial transaction tax options (the IMF having done two). Other innovative financing options include expanding Special Drawing Rights at the IMF, advance market commitments, tax haven reforms, and shipping and aviation levies. The following G20 summit background brief summarizes six studies of financial transaction tax options.