Wealth taxes

Wealth taxes

Update: 2025-10-08
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A gaping hole in the national finances is at the heart of France’s political crisis. Can a tax on the super-rich help? Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Paris-based senior correspondent Leigh Thomas and Francesco Canepa, senior European economics correspondent, about the pros and cons of taxing wealth.  


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