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(FTT).
The settlement date is the date on which a security transaction is settled, for example, payment is made and securities are physically received and delivered or beneficial ownership records are changed in central securities depositories.


A tax to be levied on certain financial transactions.


In 2011, the European Commission proposed a harmonised Financial Transaction Tax for the entire European Union. The objectives of the proposed FTT were to:
== See also ==
* prevent the fragmentation of the Single Market that could result from numerous uncoordinated national approaches to taxing financial transactions
* [[Central securities depository]]
* ensure that the financial sector made a fair and substantial contribution to public finances
* [[Trade date]]
* discourage financial transactions which do not contribute to the efficiency of financial markets or of the real economy.


The initiative was also designed to be a first tangible step for taxing such transactions on a global basis.
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
 
 
FTTs are designed to be levied at the financial institution level.
 
It is possible that a treasury centre that conducts financial transactions could be regarded as a 'financial institution' for FTT purposes. Hence, depending on the transaction, a liability to FTT might arise.
 
 
The proposed FTT is sometimes written as Financial Transactions Tax.
 
 
== See also ==
*[[Robin Hood tax]]
*[[Tobin tax]]
*[[Germany]]
*[[Hypothecation]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 7 February 2019

The settlement date is the date on which a security transaction is settled, for example, payment is made and securities are physically received and delivered or beneficial ownership records are changed in central securities depositories.


See also