26
JUN
2025

El País

From Addis Ababa to Seville: A decade of change in international financing for sustainable development

Other examples include the proposals of ICRICT and those of French economist Gabriel Zucman, within the framework of Brazil's G-20 presidency, for the creation of a global wealth tax, which is estimated to raise an additional $250 billion annually.

26
JUN
2025

The Guardian

Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

Last year Spain, Brazil, Germany and South Africa signed a motion at the G20 for a minimum 2% tax on the super-rich to reduce inequality and raise public funds. Forecasts on its potential impact vary, but a study by Gabriel Zucman found that it could net up to $250bn in extra revenue.

19
JUN
2025

Woxx

International taxation: "Statistically, Luxembourg is a tax haven".

French economist Sébastien Laffitte explains why Luxembourg remains a tax haven. An associate researcher at the European Tax Observatory, he deciphered the mechanisms used by the Grand Duchy to continue to attract multinational profits, at a conference in Luxembourg on 19 June.

15
JUN
2025

Project Syndicate

Exporting the Oligarchy

As US income taxation comes under threat, and as the effects of US policies are exported abroad, the concentration of wealth could accelerate worldwide. But it is not too late for other countries to step in and halt the globalization of plutocracy.

12
JUN
2025

Eco Vert

Zucman Tax on the Ultra-Rich: "The introduction of this tax could bring in between 15 and 25 billion euros per year"

A great idea. While the wealthy are massively avoiding income tax, the Senate is considering a proposed tax targeting their wealth this Thursday. Already approved by MPs, this measure would help regain margins at the economic level, but not only that, Quentin Parinello of the EU Tax Observatory.

11
JUN
2025

Le Monde

Olivier Blanchard, Jean Pisani-Ferry and Gabriel Zucman: "We share the observation that a minimum tax on large fortunes is the most effective way to combat tax inequality."

The measure targets hundred-millionaires who implement optimization schemes to avoid paying taxes. It simply brings our tax laws into line with the principle of equality before taxation, the three economists argue in an op-ed in Le Monde, as the bill is about to be examined by the Senate.

11
JUN
2025

Reporterre

What if... we taxed billionaires? Interview with Quentin Parrinello

Billionaires pay half as much tax as the French. To correct this inequality, economists and experts, such as Quentin Parrinello, propose taxing them 2%. The idea will be debated in the Senate on June 12.

11
JUN
2025

La Nouvelle Republique

"The extreme concentration of wealth ultimately poses a stability problem," says Quentin Parrinello

Introducing a minimum tax of 2% on the assets of the ultra-rich would have only a minor impact on tax exile and the attractiveness of France, argues Quentin Parrinello, director of public policies at the EU Tax Observatory.

10
JUN
2025

The Guardian

The Trump-Musk feud exposes America’s wealth-hoarding crisis

As the world watches Donald Trump and Elon Musk publicly fight over the sweeping legislation moving through Congress, we should not let the drama distract us.

8
JUN
2025

El País

Anatomy of an emergency: tax reform

90% of the population, who support themselves mainly through work and have little investment, owe more in taxes than the richest 1%.

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