Gabriel Zucman is touring California to promote stricter taxation on billionaires. #browserissues #networkproblems #adblockers (translated)
The general rapporteur of the budget Philippe Juvin (LR) opposed these proposals, citing in particular a risk of unconstitutionality related to the taxation of assets that include illiquid assets and unrealized capital gains. #TaxeZucman #Richesse #Fiscalité (translated)
A powerful plea for taxing billionaires at 99.99% of their wealth. (translated)
The author said they had called for a digital tax and argued that technology companies should pay their fair share while EU citizens’ privacy and digital rights were respected. They also welcomed the proposal for digital taxation to provide an “own resource” for the EU. #DigitalTax #PrivacyRights #TaxFairness #EU
Éric Coquerel (LFI) proposes a counter-budget of 81 billion euros in additional spending, financed by increased taxation on capital, to revive the French economy, while criticizing the government's policy that prioritizes budget cuts at the expense of public services. #FinancesPubliques #Économie #LaFranceInsoumise (translated)
"It is not illogical that [their] net result has grown," claims Christophe Boutin, general delegate of the Association of French Highway Companies, an organization that brings together and defends the interests of all the concessionaires. #Autoroutes #Taxation #Superprofits (translated)
To "avoid the super profits that have been made by highway companies," Bruno Le Maire, then Minister of the Economy, introduced a tax on the operation of long-distance transport infrastructures (TEITLD) in 2024. #Autoroutes #Taxation #Superprofits (translated)
French highway companies have seen their profits more than double between 2014 and 2024 due to the continuous increase in toll rates, which raises the government's interest in increased taxation as part of the 2027 budget. #Autoroutes #Taxation #Superprofits (translated)
Thomas Piketty, a French economist, asserts that billionaires do not pay income tax, highlighting tax inequality in France during his intervention on BFMTV. #Taxation #HautsPatrimoines #ThomasPiketty (translated)
Brussels wants to maintain the current tax rate of 11% for online gambling, which leads to frustration in Flanders and fear of fiscal competition between the regions. #TaxationJeux #Bruxelles #ConcurrenceFiscale (translated)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon unveiled the main points of his economic plan for the 2027 budget, notably proposing a reduction of debt, increased taxation of the wealthy, and investments in public services and the fight against climate change, during a press conference. #Mélenchon2027 #LFI #BudgetPublic (translated)
Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, asserts that the budget providing for a contribution of more than 10 billion euros from the wealthiest is essential for national recovery, but the Socialist Party threatens to censure the government for its lack of change on the taxation of large fortunes. #Budget2026 #Fiscalité #Richesse (translated)
For inheritances, for example, when LFI proposes to "take everything above 12 million euros," Bruno Retailleau (LR) regularly describes the tax as a "death tax," believing that inheritances are the fruit of a lifetime of work. #Taxation #UltraRiches #Budget2027 (translated)
If the ecologist Eva Sas argued for an "effective tool against the tax evasion of the richest," the general rapporteur Philippe Juvin (LR) denounced a "unconstitutional tax." #Taxation #UltraRiches #Budget2027 (translated)
"Aside from the ultra-rich, I challenge you to find a person whose contribution will not increase next year," said Éric Coquerel (LFI), the president of the finance committee of the National Assembly, during the budget presentation in early October. #Taxation #UltraRiches #Budget2027 (translated)
Budget debates in the National Assembly are fueled by the issue of the contribution of the ultra-rich, with proposals such as the reintroduction of the Zucman tax and controversies over the Dutreil pact, illustrating the tensions between taxation and encouraging entrepreneurship as the presidential election approaches. #Taxation #UltraRiches #Budget2027 (translated)
The National Assembly is embarking on a budgetary "battle" over crucial issues such as taxing the wealthiest, reducing spending, and pension reforms. #ErreurService #Interruption #SupportTechnique (translated)
The post reported that IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva had warned that artificial intelligence could disrupt 60 per cent of jobs in advanced economies and said governments would need to rethink taxation. https://t.co/s7pQNhn156 #AI #Trabajos #Economía #None
During the #Melenchon2027 meeting in Clermont-Ferrand, Marianne Maximi, a deputy from Puy-de-Dôme and vice-president of the parliamentary group La France insoumise, stated that the government budget was not aimed at reducing pressure and that children would be on the front line of its social policy. She attributed to the government a record of 10 million poor people, one third of whom are children, and criticized it for planning 54 billion euros in budget cuts without affecting the wealthiest. She also accused the government of advocating the trickle-down theory with the support of the far right, which she said opposed her group's proposals for taxing the rich. Finally, she labeled the RN as an extension of Macronism. (translated)
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Brussels for the Climate March, denouncing the lack of climate ambition in Belgian policies and calling for measures such as taxing oil companies and eliminating subsidies for fossil fuels. #MarchePourLeClimat #Bruxelles #ChangementClimatique (translated)
