It is estimated that if it is to the world around the worldThe top rich collects the "rich tax", which can get at least 2.52 trillion US dollars (S $ 3.40 trillion) each year, which is enough to fund each person to vaccinate the coronary disease and help 2.3 billion people out of poverty.
Eliminate unequal alliances, "Le Shi", "Policy Research Institute" and "Patriotic Millionaire" headquartered in the United States, and other organizations in the United States have recently launched a survey. They released the report yesterday.Proposal taxes to the rich at a progressive tax rate.Their research shows that 2%of the wealth of more than $ 5 million, a tax of 3%of the wealth of more than 50 million US dollars, and a tax of 5%of the wealth of more than 1 billion US dollars, which can raise 2.52 trillion US dollars.In addition to poverty alleviation, 2.3 billion people can also provide national medical and social insurance for 3.6 billion people in low -income countries.
The survey report pointed out that if 10%of taxes are levied to the wealthy wealth of more than 1 billion wealth, the wealthy taxes that can be obtained each year can reach 3.62 trillion US dollars.
102 members of the "Patriotic Millionaire" organization, including Disney's heirs AbigailDisney, sent an open letter yesterday to make an appeal to the political leaders attending the World Economic Forum.Fortune tax.They pointed out that the current taxation system is unfairly designed for "making the rich richer".Denmark, Norway, Austria, the Netherlands and Iran.
A recent independent report shows that in the two years when the crown disease epidemic spread, the richest group in the world has become more richer.A study released by Le Shi this week shows that the wealth of the top 10 richest people in the world has doubled to $ 1.5 trillion, that is, an increase of $ 15,000 per second.
Eliminating the unequal alliance Global convener Jenny Ricks said in the statement: "During the crown disease, billions of people struggled to survive every day, but the wealth of billions of wealth was out of control.Soaring is wrong. "
It is understood that in addition to a few countries, the rich in most places does not have to pay taxes for assets such as real estate, stocks or arts every year, and only pay taxes when the assets are sold.
World Economic Forum: Reference to the Swiss wealth tax model
The World Bank published an article last year, urging countries to consider levy wealth taxesEquality, supplement the treasury that has been exhausted due to national support plans, and re -gains social trust.
A spokesman for the World Economic Forum said that fair taxes are one of the purpose of the forum.The wealth tax collected by Switzerland where the forum headquarters is located may be a good model that can be adopted elsewhere.
