For the second time in a row #G20 Finance ministers communiqué features a lengthy reference to the need for all G20 countries to work cooperatively to better tax the super-rich

Fallout from Jeff Bezos’ decision not to have the The Washington Post endorse a presidential candidate: —Widespread (negative) news coverage; —Internal staff protest; —Guild complaint; —Published protest letter from eight columnists; —~2,000(?) subscription cancellations…More…

La possession de médias par des milliardaires n’est jamais une protection de leur indépendance. Le cas du The Washington Post piégé par Jeff Bezos devrait alerter les rédactions des médias français qui se croient « sauvés » par ce type d’actionnaires. mediapart.fr/journal/intern…

Billionaires own about 4% of US wealth, but contributed 1/3 of the money raised by Trump, a billionaire himself. The triumph of plutocracy, in real time

An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The power of the super rich to manage our politics for their own benefit is more than a threat, it is a reality. This is not an American problem, it is a global one. theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Excellent debate today discussing taxation of the super-rich and the Braziiian proposal at the G20 with Quentin Parrinello Friederike Röder William Roos and Juliette Garside at the Paris Peace Forum .

"Taxation of the super rich is more crucial than ever for the future of democracy. Will it be one person, one vote—or one dollar, one vote?" Policy Director Quentin Parrinello today at Paris Peace Forum

A new UN tax convention to tighten efforts against illicit financial flows shorturl.at/4ZHHC #FightIFFsNow #StoptheBleeding NewsBridge Africa

🔴 Débat sur la taxation des plus riches ➡️ "On n’y est pas encore. Ce sont des réformes qui prennent 5 à 10 ans. Le principal obstacle aujourd'hui est essentiellement politique" dit Quentin Parrinello, directeur des politiques publiques à l’Observatoire européen de la fiscalité.

"Be brave and impose a minimum tax on the super-rich" says Spanish Econ Minister Carlos Cuerpo in the Guardian theguardian.com/news/2024/nov/…

Historic! #G20 leaders back global reform of the taxation of the super-rich ! g20.org/en/documents/g…

"This is a historic decision. Now is the time to turn words into action and launch an inclusive international negotiation, extending beyond G20 countries, on the reform of the taxation of the super-rich." 💬 Gabriel Zucman

G20 leaders all agree that the super-rich should pay their fair share. This is a major historic shift.

"At least 18 billionaires received stimulus checks in 2020, because their tax returns placed them below the income cutoff ($150,000 for a married couple)." By ProPublica propublica.org/article/billio…

The EU Tax Observatory is hiring a general manager Come work with our wonderful team of researchers, policy and communication experts—and develop this wonderful institution, working closely with me on a day-to-day basis Details 👇👇👇 parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/job-opportu…

New on inequalitylab.world: "Firms as tax shelters: The disguise of personal expenses as business expenses", by D. Leite Key finding: individuals who control firms shift 36% of their monthly personal expenditures to firms Conclusion: inequality is underestimated;

Pour Notre-Dame, il y a eu 846 millions d'€ provenant de grandes fortunes. Pour Mayotte, 14 millions d'€ via la Fondation de France. Où sont nos milliardaires ? Les vies valent-elles moins que des pierres ? Sources : liberation.fr/societe/notre-… bfmtv.com/economie/econo…

Happy new year! 2024 was a transformative year for our EU EU Tax Observatory. Here’s an overview of the research we published last year. All papers and databases are available online on taxobservatory.eu 🧵

It turns out that Farage was right; foreigners were coming for his job.