Governments should open a new front in the international clampdown on tax evasion with a global minimum tax on billionaires, which could raise $250 billion annually, the EU Tax Observatory said on Monday.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/7812500

PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Governments should open a new front in the international clampdown on tax evasion with a global minimum tax on billionaires, which could raise $250 billion annually, the EU Tax Observatory said on Monday.

If levied, the sum would be equivalent to only 2% of the nearly $13 trillion in wealth owned by the 2,700 billionaires globally, the research group hosted at the Paris School of Economics said.

  • @EatYouWellEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    With the current state of the world, I don’t believe a change like you’re suggesting is possible without large scale violence from the people (I’m not advocating large scale violence from the people)

    I think positive change is possible, just not if it impacts the ruling class’s hoarded wealth.