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Gabriel Zucman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

And it's by taxing the super rich that we are going to fix those problems.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

This is where the money is.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

So we need to bring in more tax revenues.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

It's going to happen because these changes, they never happen in just a matter of weeks.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

You know, it always takes a bit of time.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

And so the discussion has just started.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

In France, the National Assembly passed this 2% minimum tax in February of 2025, very recent.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

And then it was blocked by the Senate.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

But is it dead or is it going to come back?

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

No, it's going to come back.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

It's going to come back in just a few months, you know, in the next budget discussion.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

And why is it going to come back?

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

It's frankly, it's obvious.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

It's because we are not going to be able to solve our public deficit, public debt problems.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

It could come back as soon as this fall when we're going to discuss the next budget.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

And if it doesn't pass this fall, then we'll have to wait for the next presidential election of 2027.

The Rest Is Money
281. How to tax billionaires

But look, we're not going to fix our public debt.