high-income economies

Image for Swiss billionaire calls for higher tax on rich
Finance

Swiss billionaire calls for higher tax on rich

ZURICH, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A prominent Swiss billionaire has called for higher taxation of the rich a...

1st December, 2025

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Headlines

French lawmakers reject wealth tax proposal on ultra-rich

PARIS (Reuters) -Lawmakers in France's lower house rejected on Friday multiple proposals for a wealt...

31st October, 2025

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Headlines

Italy to raise by 50% 'flat' tax on ultra rich to 300,000 euros, officials say

ROME (Reuters) -Italy plans to raise by 50% the rate of a flat tax designed to attract wealthy indiv...

17th October, 2025

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Headlines

French PM plans new tax on people earning over 250,000 euros a year, Les Echos says

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans a tax targeting individuals with annu...

4th October, 2025

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Britain likely to lose nearly one in six millionaires by 2028, report says

By Dave Graham ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain is likely to lose nearly one in six of its U.S. dollar mil...

10th July, 2024

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Singapore tops list of costliest cities for goods, services aimed at the wealthy

Singapore tops list of costliest cities for goods, services aimed at the wealthy SINGAPORE (Reuters)...

20th June, 2023

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German tax authorities should show leniency to households, firms amid energy crisis – letter

BERLIN (Reuters) – German tax authorities should show leniency towards private households and compan...

6th October, 2022

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Factbox-The UK’s top tax rate – what is it and why does it matter?

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday abruptly dropped his plan to el...

3rd October, 2022

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Modi says India aims to become developed nation in 25 years

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Pr...

15th August, 2022

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Investing

Luxury Property Investment – Analysing the Post-Pandemic Landscape

By Paul Rothschild, Chief Advisor to Platinum Luxury Design & Development PLDD and Black Rock As...

9th August, 2021

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Business

Doing Business 2011: Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs

In the past year, governments in 117 economies carried out 216 regulatory reforms aimed at making it...

11th December, 2010

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Business

Paying Taxes is Getting Easier Despite Economic Downturn

London, 18 November 2010 — Nearly 60 percent of the world’s economies have made signifi...

11th December, 2010