From our correspondent in Berlin

This was over a year that Angela Merkel had banks in the crosshairs. Embittered by the irresponsible behavior and the "greed" of some institutions, the Chancellor had promised to pay the banks their share of responsibility in the financial crisis that has hit Germany hard. Monday, his government announced the creation of a special fund financed by a tax on banks to help stabilize the industry crisis.

"A levy bearable by the banks is expected to finance the costs of future crises. The samples will go into a fund that will finance the costs of restructuring in a crisis, "said the spokesman of the Ministry of Finance, Michael Offer.Berlin was said to want to establish a fund to ensure "the dismantling or the stabilization of banks in crisis, involving the financial sector so that the taxpayer has to pay much more in case of banking crisis.

Berlin has not released details of the fund, which should amount to several billion euros, according to German media. Neither the levies. The Finance Minister Wolfgang Sch?uble said that it should consider the role and weight of a bank in the economy. "It is important that the ability of banks to lend is not hampered by this levy," said Michael Offer, while "the danger of a credit crunch still exists.The bill would make a difference between banks deemed "serious" as the savings banks – Sparkassen – and the institutions that generate significant profits through speculation, which will be most heavily taxed guaranteed fast personal loans! !???!!!???!!!.

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The decision came after a meeting between leaders of the three main parties in the ruling coalition at the Chancellery, which could well see a rare show of unity. "We all agree that those responsible for the crisis also pay the consequences," said Vice-Chancellor and leader of the Liberal Party (FDP), Guido Westerwelle.We can not all be done on the backs of taxpayers. "The bill should be debated and adopted at a special Council of Ministers, March 31, in the presence of the French Finance Minister, Christine Lagarde.

Berlin hopes to run at full speed during the Franco-German push for a European initiative along the same lines and get a "strong international coordination" in regulating the banking sector. An international conference on financial regulation is expected in Berlin May 27

With the crisis, many countries want to overtax the banks, including the United States and Great Britain. The U.S. administration is considering two samples: one for the Treasury to repay the funds provided to the financial sector during the 2008-2009 crisis, the other to pay for future banking crises, without using taxpayers' money.Very controversial in the United States, the tax favored by the EU and IMF, which should make proposals to that effect in April.

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