2011年6月23日星期四

Clegg wants to give RBS, Lloyds shares to voters (AFP)

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LONDON (AFP) – Every adult in Britain could be given shares worth hundreds of pounds in state-owned under plans revealed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, according to reports.

He has urged the Treasury to adopt his plan to let voters benefit from the selloff the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, which came under government control in the 2009 credit crunch.

A blueprint developed by a City firm would see all 45 million people on the electoral roll handed most of the state's shareholdings in the two banks.

The taxpayer owns 83% of RBS and 41% of Lloyds after the government pumped in around ?£65.8 billion in 2008 at the height of the financial meltdown.

On a trip to Brazil Clegg told reporters that as taxpayers' money had been used to put the banks on a life-support machine, it is important they are given a stake and some future influence.

"Psychologically it is immensely important that the British people feel they have not just been overlooked and ignored," he said.

"Their money has been used to the tune of billions to keep the British banking system on a life-support machine and they have absolutely no say at all in what happens when normality is restored.

"I think, in a sense, as a society we are condemned to take an interest in our banking system."

He went on: "You are giving the Treasury an assurance that they will break even but you are not giving the Treasury the freedom to grab the windfall if there is one.

"This is something I have discussed a lot with (Liberal Democrat Business Secretary) Vince (Cable). Vince and I feel it is something that we want officials to look at."


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