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Monday, March 18, 2013

Cyprus' plan to raid bank deposits sends markets scuttling.

Global equities, the euro and oil have slumped after the eurozone demanded that Cyprus tax bank savings in return for a €10B bailout. Cyprus' government is reportedly considering a tax-free threshold for smaller deposits as it attempts to win over legislators for the levy ahead of a parliamentary debate later today. The publicized plan is to tax accounts of under €100,000 at 6.7% and those above that level at 9.9%.

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