This week, we concentrate on the Zucman tax. Named after French economist Gabriel Zucman, the proposal targets the ultra-wealthy and is the French left’s reply to the nation’s public finance woes. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has already rejected it, however has acknowledged the need for extra fiscal justice in France. To assist us higher perceive why this tax has come about and what it hopes to attain, Charles Pellegrin is joined by Giulia Varaschin, coverage advisor on the EU Tax Observatory, of which Gabriel Zucman is the director.
‘Zucman tax’: Calls to tax the ultra-rich grow louder in France
This week, we concentrate on the Zucman tax. Named after French economist Gabriel Zucman, the proposal targets the ultra-wealthy and