The rate of this would be very low so that it did not affect trade in goods or investments, but it would act as a light brake on the wheels of speculation, thereby checking the multiplication of short-term transactions.
Afgiften skulle være meget lav med henblik på ikke at ramme handlen med varer og investeringerne, men den skulle fungere som en pind i spekulanternes hjul, det vil sige bremse det ellers stigende antal kortfristede transaktioner.