European Parliament 25 January 2012, Written question E-000537/12 John Bufton (EFD) to the Commission. Taxpayers' money and speculation

Question for written answer E-000537/12 to the Commission John Bufton (EFD) (25 January 2012) Subject: Taxpayers' money and speculation The Sunday Times of 15 January 2012 quotes a trader as saying that: ‘Every Eurozone country was more than happy to pay big fees for anything that could make its debt look smaller … In every case we were taking future income streams and turning them into capital