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Brazil's plan for a 2 percent wealth tax on billionaires has been publicly supported by France, Germany and Spain. (Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet)

G20 billionaire wealth tax under pressure as EU leaders gather in Rio

EU leaders are under pressure to make good on commitments to back Brazil’s plan to tax billionaires at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday and Tuesday (18-19 November). 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Brazil's plan for a 2 percent wealth tax on billionaires has been publicly supported by France, Germany and Spain. (Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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