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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Juliette Garside

Be brave and impose minimum tax on world’s billionaires, urges Spanish minister

Armed soldiers walk in front of a sign for the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro
G20 leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Spain’s economy minister has urged the world’s richest countries to “be brave” and redouble efforts to reach an agreement on a global minimum tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires, saying recent elections have shown citizens are demanding “redistribution of wealth”.

Speaking during a visit to London before the gathering of G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Carlos Cuerpo said the plan had gained political momentum since the summer, when finance ministers agreed to work together to “ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are effectively taxed”.

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