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Taxes · SevilleHere’s a quick look at what we’ve done together just in the last few months: Breaking ground in Seville During the recent UN Financing for Development Conference which took place during a sweltering heatwave in Seville, we called on governments to tax extreme wealth and invest in real solutions – alongside many other partner organisations. Through a variety of mediums, including a petition, webinar, video and blog post we made it crystal clear h…See the Story
Tax Their Billions: How it’s going in Europe
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United Kingdom · United KingdomIf they say “Why should we tax billionaires?” You can say:
The super-rich are driving inequality and the climate crisis by hoarding wealth, investing in carbon polluting industries, and avoiding taxation – while the rest of us struggle with soaring energy costs, underfunded public services, and climate impacts like heatwaves and floods. Yet instead of taxing them properly, governments give billionaires a free pass and cut funding for vital publ…Read Article
Conversation Guide: Tax Their Billions
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AmazonGovernments across the globe are slashing public services, aid budgets, and claiming there’s not simply not enough money to go around. Meanwhile, billionaires and fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. Jeff Bezos has just spent tens of millions of dollars on his Venice wedding. Elsewhere in Europe, temperatures have reached a record 46C in the first heatwave of the summer. But from classrooms in Coventry to climate-hit communities in N…See the Story
Scarcity Is a Political Choice: It’s Time to Tax the Super-Rich
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