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Independent research lab focusing on #taxation, corporate tax avoidance, tax evasion, and solutions to these issues. Directed by @gabriel_zucman
Jan 29, 2024 12 tweets 5 min read
Today we are @IEuniversity in Madrid to present the findings and recommendations of our Global #TaxEvasionReport.

🗣️Daniel Fernández Kranz, Vice-Dean for Economics: "A warm welcome to our special guest @gabriel_zucman. There is a growing demand for tax progressivity worldwide" Image 🗣️@gabriel_zucman: "The current tax competition is a zero sum game. In fact, it is even a negative sum game". Image
Oct 24, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
🔵How much taxes do billionaires really pay?

In our first Global #TaxEvasionReport we dedicate an entire section to unpacking why billionaires pay less taxes than ordinary citizens – and how we can change this.

🧵A thread👇 Pioneering research in partnership with tax administrations shows that global billionaires have very low personal effective tax rates, making tax systems effectively regressive at the very top of the wealth distribution.