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The economist "of the moment" says that taxing wealth is what will happen globally in the coming years and that, in the meantime, countries like Uruguay can start unilaterally because their success depends on political decisions.

Economist Gabriel Zucman defends his idea of a flat tax for the super-rich. A conversation about oligarchs, billionaires and why he would not spare family businesses either.

UK tax rates are not higher than in most other OECD countries and are particularly low for the average worker. But is it true that successive governments have built a tax system that “eats the rich”? We do not think so.

The share of wealth held by the super-rich has grown at an alarming rate in recent decades. In 1987, billionaires worldwide owned the equivalent of three percent of global GDP. Today, they own the equivalent of almost 15 percent.

The tax would mean that a significant number of countries would jointly propose an annual tax of 2% on billionaires, possibly even on hundred-millionaires.

More leisure, better health outcomes, greater equality, and lower carbon emissions, all with overall comparable productivity: Europeans can be proud of their model.

To address the concerns of farmers and environmentalists, the Commission proposes stricter controls on pesticide residues in imported products. A strategy doomed to fail, according to economist Carl Gaigné and researcher Mathieu Parenti.

A minimum tax on the EU's richest individuals will not discourage innovators and start-up founders from investing in the bloc, prominent economist Gabriel Zucman told POLITICO.

This is a study that should make waves. It focuses on taxing the richest in Europe. Published this Thursday, it comes from the EU Tax Observatory. One of the three authors is Gabriel Zucman, who has attracted much attention by proposing a 2% tax on the richest French individuals.

“We estimate that almost 50% of this reduction was due to the exceptional growth of top 10% Black incomes (relative to growth of lower deciles). Despite reaching its lowest point in history, the White-to-Black factor income ratio remains extremely high," read the report.