1.   Such critics have argued for the imposition of transaction taxes to choke off short-term capital flows.

2.   They will report back the general sentiment on sales tax, gross receipts tax, business transaction tax.

3.   Among other reforms, the Big Bang will allow brokers to charge whatever commissions they want and eliminate securities transactions taxes.

4.   And in June, the government set up a panel on securities transaction taxes which will release a proposal in November.

5.   As parliament voted not to make any changes, all outstanding proposals for capital gains tax or alterations to the stock transaction tax have been nullified.

6.   Brazilian stocks rose to records for a second day on expectations the government will exempt equity trading from a new financial transaction tax.

7.   A transaction tax on all stock trades, of the sort once proposed by James Tobin, the Nobel laureate in economics, would slow trading.

8.   Brazilian stocks rose to records for a second day on expectations the government will exempt equity investors from a financial transaction tax.

9.   Corporate taxes and real estate transaction taxes levied on the special companies should be abolished, the LDP said.

10.   Deputy Finance Minister Day Linin said after the market closed on Saturday that the capital gains tax will be revived if the transaction tax is lowered.