Congress asks PM Modi to spell out his position on wealth tax on billionaires
The HinduThe Congress on July 12 asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spell out his position on imposing a 2% wealth tax on billionaires, ahead of the meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro later this month. पूरी दुनिया में इस बात को लेकर सहमति बन रही है कि अरबपतियों को अपने करों का उचित हिस्सा अवश्य चुकाना चाहिए। जैसा कि ब्राज़ील द्वारा प्रस्तावित है — जिसके पास अभी G20 की वार्षिक और रोटैशनल अध्यक्षता है — और फ्रांस, स्पेन, दक्षिण अफ्रीका और जर्मनी ने इसका समर्थन किया है, दुनिया… pic.twitter.com/irHnBsk3Ig — Jairam Ramesh July 12, 2024 Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh in a post on X said that all over the world, there is a growing consensus that billionaires must pay their fair share of taxes. As proposed by Brazil - which now holds the annual rotational G-20 Presidency - and endorsed by France, Spain, South Africa and Germany, the world is moving towards a 2% wealth tax on these billionaires. Mr. Ramesh’s comments came following an open letter by former Presidents and Prime Ministers to current leaders of G-20, urging support for a global tax on billionaires.
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