Wealth tax

French senators warn of wealth ‘black box’ in tax system

2026-06-18T09:06:42.000Z
What New York needs from Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not a retreat from progressive ambition, but the recognition that the city needs to compete for its tax base in a global market.

Why Mamdani’s New York has to fight to retain its crown

2026-06-01T09:00:00.000Z
Property-based taxes may have limited room to run – and pushing them further risks hitting the wrong people, observers say.
BRUNCH

In taxing wealth, how far can Singapore push property owners?

2026-04-17T06:00:00.000Z
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong says wealth redistribution alone is insufficient to build a strong and resilient society.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Over-reliance on taxing the rich risks shifting burden to middle class, says PM Wong

2026-02-26T08:48:34.000Z
Taxing wealth via property tax, stamp duty, and motor vehicle-related taxes results in suffering for the middle-income and upper-middle-income groups too, says WP MP Louis Chua.

Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%: Jeffrey Siow

2026-02-25T04:56:42.000Z
The latest figures include a group whose effects on inequality were previously overlooked: property-owning retirees, especially landlords.
COMMENTARY

Should landlords worry? Singapore’s new inequality data suggests tough conversations will continue

2026-02-10T07:53:53.000Z
California governor Gavin Newsom during an interview in San Francisco, California, Jan 29, 2026.

California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, governor Newsom warns

2026-01-30T00:01:12.000Z
Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk became the first individual to exceed US$500 billion in net worth.

Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows: Oxfam

2026-01-19T01:11:27.000Z
Billionaires such as Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz and Revolut chief executive officer Nik Storonsky have already exited the UK amid the scrapping its non-dom system that allowed tax breaks on overseas wealth for as long as 15 years.

Britain tries to fix its frayed relations with world’s rich

2025-11-27T22:26:34.000Z
The COP29 gathering in Baku ended with developed nations agreeing to provide US$300 billion annually in climate finance to poorer countries by 2035, a figure criticised as way below what is needed to meet the challenge.

World has tools to unlock US$1.3 trillion in climate finance: COP30 report

2025-11-05T23:41:54.000Z