Opinion, Prudential, Regulation & Supervision

We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes

By Maria Demertzis

Windfall taxes disguise a deeper systemic issue. It’s time for central banks to stop paying banks billions of taxpayers’ money in interest, as higher rates persist. 

Let me explain: the cost of living crisis and the far-ranging use of fiscal policy in the past three years have forced ...

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