India must do more to tax its super-rich, France's Piketty says
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India should do more to tax its super-rich given its high levels of inequality, French economist and author Thomas Piketty said on Friday. The writer of the best-se
Tax the Wealthy: Piketty's Call for India to Address Inequality
French economist Thomas Piketty urges India to tax its super-rich to mitigate inequality. At a Delhi event, he proposed taxing fortunes above 100 million rupees. The government's economic adviser disagreed,
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French economist Thomas Piketty has called on India to impose higher taxes on its wealthiest citizens as a step toward reducing inequality. He proposed introducing a 2 per cent annual wealth tax on individuals with assets over Rs 100 million ($1.
Piketty Urges India to Reintroduce Wealth Tax on Super-Rich
French economist Thomas Piketty advocates for India to implement wealth and inheritance taxes on its super-rich to address inequality. He cites significant potential revenue and current wealth concentration among India's richest 1%.
India must do more to tax its super rich, says French economist Thomas Piketty
French economist Thomas Piketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax.
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Thomas Piketty, who co-founded the World Inequality Lab and the World Inequality Database, said, the difference between the India of 1960s, 1970s and now is “a level of billionaire wealth, which we have never seen before”.
'22.6% of income': Why Thomas Piketty thinks India must tax its super rich now
India abolished its wealth tax in 2015 and has resisted calls to reintroduce it. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has argued against an inheritance tax, citing potential burdens on the middle class.
India must do more to tax its super rich, says Economist Thomas Piketty
French economist Thomas Piketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax.
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