Korea Should be Cautious on Tobin Tax, Bank Levies, FSC Kim Says

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea needs to be cautious in adopting so-called Tobin tax on financial transactions and increasing bank levies as it’s time for the nation to encourage more capital inflow from overseas, the Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Seok Dong said at a parliamentary audit today.

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