Opinion: Making billionaires pay more in taxes is only fair — even millionaires want it
2 August, 2024
Finance ministers of the G20 nations agree that the ultra-rich should pay their fair share
G20 agrees to tackle taxation of the super-rich, but forum not yet decided
2 August, 2024
G20 finance ministers gathering in Rio de Janeiro on 25-26 July agreed to take the first step to work together to ensure that the super-rich are fairly and effectively taxed. While the specifics were not elaborated in their joint declaration, the foundation has now been laid for a potential global standard. This is serious global progress towards improving the fairness of tax systems and generating much-needed resources for the fight against poverty, inequality and climate change
G20 finance ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing the super-rich
2 August, 2024
Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations agreed Friday to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich, a joint ministerial declaration said
OP-ED | Can the Pact for the Future Tackle Rising Human Insecurity, By Richard Ponzio & Nudhara Yusuf
2 August, 2024
Richard Ponzio and Nudhara Yusuf posit the Summit of the Future (SOTF) represents both a milestone and another step in the long journey toward achieving human security for all, noting that the older generation owe this renewed commitment to collective global action to today’s younger generation and all succeeding generations to fulfill their most urgent human needs, while charting a sustainable course to realize their highest aspirations
Call for Effective Follow-Up Tools for Proposed UN Pact for the Future
19 July, 2024
The letter emphasizes the critical need for effective and accountable follow-up measures to implement the proposed Pact for the Future—the main outcome document under negotiation—which is intended to revitalize global governance with the United Nations at the center
Líderes mundiales suman su apoyo a la idea de aplicar un impuesto a la renta de los “superricos”
16 July, 2024
En una carta, una veintena de ex presidentes y primeros ministros de países del G20 se expresaron a favor de la iniciativa de Brasil de promover un impuesto que alcance al menos el 2% de la renta de los milmillonarios, quienes apenas pagan entre 0% y el 0,5% de impuestos a las ganancias
Villepin, Bachelet, Zapatero… D’anciens dirigeants politiques plaident pour une taxe mondiale sur les milliardaires
12 July, 2024
Dans une lettre ouverte envoyée ce jeudi 11 juillet aux pays du G20, d’ex-chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement défendent l’idée d’un accord mondial visant à taxer les ultra-riches, afin de lutter contre l’évasion fiscale
Appello di 20 ex capi di Stato ai leader del G20: “Sostenete la proposta del Brasile per la tassazione degli ultra ricchi”
12 July, 2024
Quasi 20 ex capi di Stato e di governo dei paesi del G20 o a reddito più elevato, invitano con una lettera i loro successori attualmente in carica a sostenere un “nuovo accordo globale per tassare gli individui ultra-ricchi del mondo”
Exdirigentes de todo el mundo piden al g20 un impuesto para los superricos
12 July, 2024
Expresidentes y ex primeros ministros han enviado una carta abierta a los actuales líderes de las 20 mayores economías del mundo en la que instan a apoyar un impuesto mundial a los multimillonarios, lo que califican de rara oportunidad política.
So viel könnte eine Steuer für Superreiche in Deutschland einbringen
12 July, 2024
Milliardäre, die geringere Steuersätze zahlen als ihre Angestellten – ist das fair? Nein, sagen zahlreiche Ex-Regierungschefs und fordern eine Mindeststeuer für Superreiche. Das könnte sie für Deutschland bedeuten
Tax the super-rich, ex-leaders tell G20
11 July, 2024
Former presidents and prime ministers have sent an open letter to current leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies urging support for a global tax on billionaires, which they called a rare political opportunity.
Former heads of state and government call on President Biden and fellow G20 leaders to back global deal to tax the ultra-rich
11 July, 2024
The leaders write: “rare is a proposal that asks us as former leaders to rally in unity —and that we recognize as politically possible. This, clearly, is one”
FORMER HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FELLOW G20 LEADERS TO BACK GLOBAL DEAL TO TAX THE ULTRA-RICH
11 July, 2024
The former leaders state in the letter that “Brazil’s G20 proposal underlines the opportunity to write a new story about taxation for the first time in a generation” at a time when “billionaires, globally, are paying a tax rate equivalent to less than 0.5 percent of their wealth”
Una veintena de exlíderes mundiales piden a Biden y al G-20 aprobar un impuesto global a los superricos | Economía
11 July, 2024
“Gravar a los ultrarricos cuenta con un sólido apoyo popular en todo el mundo y en todos los espectros políticos, incluso entre los propios ultrarricos”
AFRIKA ROEPT OP TOT ACTIE: DE NOODZAAK VAN EEN INTERNATIONAAL ANTI-CORRUPTIEHOF
11 July, 2024
Op 11 juli 2024, ter gelegenheid van de Afrikaanse Anti-Corruptiedag, die de 21e verjaardag van de Afrikaanse Unie’s adoptie van de Conventie ter Preventie en Bestrijding van Corruptie (AUCPCC) herdenkt, roepen Integrity Initiatives International (III), Club de Madrid, Good Governance Africa (GGA) en de Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) de leiders van de Afrikaanse Unie op om de geest en verplichtingen van de AUCPCC te eren door te werken aan de oprichting van een Internationaal Anti-Corruptiehof (IACC).
Una veintena de exlíderes mundiales piden a Biden y al G-20 aprobar un impuesto global a los superricos
11 July, 2024
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero y Felipe González, junto a otros 17 antiguos presidentes, firman la carta que apoya la última propuesta del economista Gabriel Zucman