Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action
| Abbreviation | ATTAC / attac |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 June 1998 |
| Type | Voluntary association |
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| Origins | A single-issue movement that was founded in France after Ignacio Ramonet published an editorial in Le Monde diplomatique that read « Disarm the markets ». Supporters founded an association to promote the Tobin tax. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Popular education, meetings, conferences, counter-arguments documents |
| Members | 90,000 |
| Website | www.attac.org |
The Association pour la Taxation des Transactions financières et pour l'Action Citoyenne (Association for the Taxation of financial Transactions and Citizen's Action, ATTAC) is an activist organisation originally created to promote the establishment of a tax on foreign exchange transactions.