[Opinion] French MPs vote through the left's wealth tax on the ultra-rich

Radio France Internationale

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In France, despite the opposition of the government, the deputies adopted on Thursday 20 February a minimum tax on the wealth of the richest citizens. The text is unlikely to be adopted definitively, but echoes the debate on the social inequalities and taxes that the most affluent French actually pay.

Le Monde

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French MPs vote through the left's wealth tax on the ultra-rich

Thanks to abstention by far-right MPs, the 'Zucman tax' was adopted by the Assemblée Nationale, on Thursday. It is unlikely to be approved by the Sénat. The Finance Ministry has been preparing a much more limited tax.

L'AGEFI

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The bill, voted against the government's opinion, will now be considered in the Senate.