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Robin Hood tax

Robin Hood tax noun: a tax on financial transactions.

Noun

Robin Hood tax (plural Robin Hood taxes)

  1. A tax on financial transactions.
    • A basic income could be funded in a variety of ways, including progressive taxes on commercial land use, like the land value tax made famous by the American economist Henry George, or taxes on capital gains, foreign currency transactions and financial transactions, such as the Robin Hood tax...2017, Jason Hickel, “Inventing the Future”, in The Divide […] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    FTT

Synonyms of Robin Hood tax

Forms of Robin Hood tax

pluralRobin Hood taxes

Origin of Robin Hood tax

The tax is aimed at the wealthy with revenue to be used for the benefit of poorer citizens.

Questions about Robin Hood tax

What does Robin Hood tax mean?
Robin Hood tax means a tax on financial transactions.
What part of speech is Robin Hood tax?
Robin Hood tax is a noun.
What is the plural of Robin Hood tax?
The plural of Robin Hood tax is Robin Hood taxes.

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