Wealth tax
Budget 2026: Over-reliance on taxing the rich risks shifting burden to middle class, says PM Wong
Singapore will not pursue ‘jobless growth’, the prime minister pledges in his round-up speech
Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%: Jeffrey Siow
These are broadly comparable to advanced economies with similar wealth Gini coefficients
Should landlords worry? Singapore’s new inequality data suggests tough conversations will continue
With a clearer – and less flattering – picture of income and wealth inequality, the discussion can shift to what should be done
California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, governor Newsom warns
At least six billionaires have already left the state ahead of the Jan 1 residency cut-off
Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows: Oxfam
The number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time last year
Britain tries to fix its frayed relations with world’s rich
TECH billionaires, the owners of Premier League football teams and heirs to some of Europe’s oldest fortunes all recently left the UK because of higher taxes. Now, Britain’s finance minister is quietl...
World has tools to unlock US$1.3 trillion in climate finance: COP30 report
The upcoming gathering aims to turn vague targets into concrete proposals
‘Inequality crisis’ threatens democracy, experts warn G20
WEALTH inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned on Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle th...
The problem with taxing the rich
Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile
UK wealth tax would spur millionaire exits to US: survey
The US tops the rankings among wealthy Britons for potential relocation, followed by Canada, Australia and the United Arab Emirates
