Taxing the Super-Rich Is Brazil’s G-20 Plan for Climate, Hunger
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Drudge Report— (Bloomberg) -- Brazil believes it has found a way to pay for the fight against climate change and world hunger: Tax the super-rich.Most Read from BloombergElon Wants His Money BackDubai Grinds to Standstill as Flooding Hits CityRecord Rainfall in Dubai? Blame Climate Change, Not Cloud SeedingIsrael Launches Retaliatory Strike on Iran, US Officials SaySingapore Loses ‘World’s Best Airport’ Crown to QatarAs president of this year’s Group of 20 nations, Brazil has made implementing a global...
Drudge Report—UPDATE 3-German finance minister rejects Brazil's proposal to tax super-rich. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner rejected on Thursday Brazil's proposal to tax the super-rich, indicating a challenging path for it to gain widespread G20 support. "We do not think it is suitable," he said at a press conference alongside Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel in Washington. Brazil, heading the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), is aiming to build international consensus on the taxation of wealth this year, and is pushing for a joint declaration at a meeting of G20...
KSNT News—Kansas House overrides governor’s veto on tax plan. TOPEKA (KSNT) - A sweeping tax plan vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly is getting a second chance after Legislators voted to override the veto decision Friday. Kansas representatives voted to override Kelly's veto at 104 to 15 on April 26. The tax package, Substitute for House Bill 2036, now moves to the Senate for a []
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