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17
MAR
2025

Jornal de Negocios

Quentin Parrinello: "Não vamos resolver as crises de hoje com os instrumentos habituais"

Estamos a lidar com uma crise sem precedentes e isso requer pensar fora da caixa. Não vamos resolver as crises de hoje apenas com os instrumentos habituais. Precisamos de dinheiro numa dimensão de que nunca precisámos antes. Não só para a defesa, mas para garantir que os fundos para a defesa não...

17
MAR
2025

Bloomberg Tax

EU Wealth Tax Could Raise €67 Billion, Think Tank Says

The study, published Monday, said the funds could partly close the large spending gap in the EU. A major 2024 report said the EU needs to spend an additional €800 billion to be competitive and to meet its climate goals, as well as €250 billion on defense, according to think tank Bruegel.

13
MAR
2025

La Libre

Paul Magnette: "La future taxe sur les plus-values de l'Arizona aura le mérite de contribuer à mettre en place une vraie taxation sur la fortune"

Gabriel Zucman propose de créer un impôt de 2 % sur les milliardaires dans un premier temps. Avec ça, on rétablit l'équité fiscale.

11
MAR
2025

Daily Maverick

The case for a wealth tax: Addressing inequality in South Africa’s financial future

The 2024 Global Tax Evasion Report by the EU Tax Observatory shows that global data suggests that income tax actually becomes regressive and even converges to zero at the very highest percentile of income.

25
FEB
2025

The Guardian

Look at Donald Trump and his gang of broligarchs – and tell me we don’t need a wealth tax

Last year, the EU Tax Observatory estimated that a 2% tax on billionaires could raise up to $250bn a year. About 3,000 people would pay it, and it would make very little difference to their lives.

21
FEB
2025

Bloomberg

Wealth Tax Backed by French Lawmakers Is Panned by Government

Montchalin spoke hours after the lower house of parliament adopted the proposal for a 2% levy on the country’s ultra-wealthy citizens. The so-called “Zucman tax,” named for French economist Gabriel Zucman, was backed by green and leftist lawmakers but not by the government...

20
FEB
2025

The Journal

Rich countries need to pay their fair share if Africa is to become debt-free

Research published by the EU Tax Observatory estimated that Ireland remains the destination of approximately $120-140bn of shifted corporate profits annually, jointly the first-largest destination in the world.

16
FEB
2025

Le Monde

« Le temps est venu de soumettre les très grandes fortunes à un taux minimal d’imposition » : l’appel de personnalités derrière Gabriel Zucman

Il n’y a guère de raison valable d’augmenter les impôts de qui que ce soit avant de s’être assuré que les acteurs économiques les plus riches ne paient pas moins que les classes moyennes – anomalie qui constitue une violation manifeste du principe d’égalité devant l’impôt inscrit dans...

13
FEB
2025

CNN Brasil

Brazil should retaliate against Trump with 'tax on oligarchs', says economist Gabriel Zucman

The best response to Trump's trade threats is what I call tariffs for oligarchs. This means creating targeted taxes on large U.S. multinational corporations operating worldwide, as well as on their super-rich owners.

12
FEB
2025

CNN Brasil

Pope Francis organizes global event demanding taxation of the super-rich

Zucman, who is also director of the EU Tax Observatory, has proposed creating a 2% annual wealth tax on all of the world's 3,000 or so billionaires, which could generate around $250 billion in new revenue for governments to invest in health, education and infrastructure.

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