Too much, too little: German finance levy plan draws wide censure
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's plans for a 1.5 billion euro (£1.29 billion) financial transaction tax drew criticism from across the spectrum on Tuesday, with some labelling it investment "poison" and opposition politicians saying it did not go far enough.But the proposal won strong backing from allies, with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire telling Handelsblatt newspaper he welcomed the proposals, and Chancellor Angela Merkel saying Scholz's plans for a limited..