Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner voiced disapproval with a proposal from U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a tax on financial transactions. Geithner said he would not support the tax but appeared to soften his stance later, saying the International Monetary Fund would be responsible for coming up with possibilities.
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U.S. criticizes U.K. proposal to tax financial transactions
November 9th, 2009 
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No Comments »G7 meeting in Rome – Japan’s Minister of Finance Drunk?
February 16th, 2009 Before You Invest
Japan’s Minister of Finance, Shoichi Nakagawa, has blamed a heavy dose of cold medicine for a slurred and baffling performance at the G7 meeting in Rome, where the helmsman of the world’s second biggest economy appeared to be incapably drunk.
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