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How should we tax those greedy bankers?

Jim Riley

22nd October 2009

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The country is in uproar about bankers receiving bumper bonuses this year. Here is an interesting video from the BBC which asks whether banks should face a windfall tax. It could be used as a starter for a lesson on tax where you could ask pupils to think about the pros and cons. They could also use the following article from the Guardian website to think of other ways to tax bankers.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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