Spahn tax. : On 20 October 2009 the Government of Brazil officially supports a FTT. : President of Cuba, Fidel Castro advocated a global FTT at the UN September 2001 World Conference against Racism to be used as a compensation for colonialism and slavery. : In December 2011, Estonian prime minister Andrus Ansip said his country was prepared to support a FTT "if it increases the stability of the financial system and prevents competition distortions." : The Finnish Government supports a FTT since 2000. : In late 2001, the French National Assembly passed a Tobin tax amendment, which was overturned by the French Senate in March 2002. On 19 September 2009 the Government of France supports a FTT. On 5 February 2010 Christine Lagarde, then Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment of France supported a FTT. On 1 August 2012, French president Hollande introduced a unilateral 0.2 percent FTT. : On 10 December 2009 the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel revises her position and now supports a FTT. On 20 May 2010, German officials were understood to favor a Financial Transaction Tax over a financial activities tax. : Greece supports a FTT. : Ireland is in favor of EU-wide FTT, but not supporter of a Eurozone FTT. : In January 2012, new Italian prime minister Mario Monti said Rome had changed tack and now backed the push for a financial transaction tax, but he also warned against countries going it alone. : In December 2011, prime minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker backed an EU-FTT, saying Europe can't refrain from "the justice that needs to be delivered" out of consideration for London's financial industry. : In October 2011, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said his cabinet supports a FTT but opposes an introduction in only a few countries. : Portugal supports a FTT. : In October 2011, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan strongly supports a FTT. : Slovenia supports a FTT. : Spain supports a FTT. : The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez supports a FTT in 2001. In 2007 Chávez proposed a regional FTT for Latin America together with former Argentinian president Nestor Kirchner. Other supporters Over 1,000 economists (including Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Sachs and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz), more than 1,000 parliamentarians from over 30 countries, the world's major labor leaders, the Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action, Occupy Wall Street protesters,