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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jim Manzon

California Billionaire Tax Fight Draws Over $100 Million From Sergey Brin, Setting State Ballot Donor Record

Sergey Brin faces an estimated $14 billion bill if California’s Proposition 40 billionaire tax passes on 3 November (Credit: Photo: JD Lasica/Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured more than $100 million (£75 million) into a group fighting California's Proposition 40 billionaire tax before the 3 November vote, a record individual ballot-campaign contribution, as rival measures threaten to void it entirely.

A Record Political Bet

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